The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is
an organisation of South Asian nations,
which was established on 8 December 1985 when the government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka formally adopted its charter providing for the promotion of
economic and social progress, cultural development within the South Asia region
and also for friendship and cooperation with other developing countries. It is
dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development
emphasising collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Afghanistan joined the organisation in 2007. Meetings of heads of state
are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice
annually. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Objectives of SAARC
The objectives and the
aims of the Association as defined in the Charter are
·
to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve
their quality of life;
·
to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural
development in the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to
live in dignity and to realize their full potential;
·
to promote and strengthen selective self-reliance among the
countries of South Asia;
·
to contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of
one another's problems;
·
to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the
economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields;
·
to strengthen cooperation with other developing countries;
·
to strengthen cooperation among themselves in international forums
on matters of common interest; and
·
to cooperate with international and regional organisations with
similar aims and purposes.
·
to maintain peace in the region
Principles
·
Respect for sovereignty,
territorial integrity, political equality and independence of all members
states
·
Non-interference in the
internal matters is one of its objectives
·
Cooperation for mutual
benefit
·
All decisions to be taken
unanimously and need a quorum of all eight members
·
All bilateral issues to be
kept aside and only multilateral(involving many countries) issues to be
discussed without being prejudiced by bilateral issues
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