South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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`No request from Pakistan for a meeting, dialogue,' says Krishna...future. Last week, addressing the South Asian Economic Integration conference organised by FICCI, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) and his ministry, Krishna had said cross-border terrorism and anti-India activities... In this article: Pakistan, South Asia, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, India, and New Delhi |
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The Australian | November 15, 2009
Background Note: Maldives
...(OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). In 2009, Maldives hosted the 16th annual South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit. U.S. MALDIVIAN RELATIONS The United States has friendly relations with the Republic of...
In this article: Maldives, United States, Department of State, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Male, Islam, Sri Lanka, Maldivian Democratic Party, and International Monetary Fund
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New Kerala | November 14, 2009
SAARC countries commit to close cooperation on rural development
...performance management and e-governance. The meeting was attended by all the cabinet secretaries from the SAARC member states. SAARC is an economic and political organisation of eight South Asian nations -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh,...
In this article: New Delhi, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh
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The Times of India - Business | November 13, 2009
Saarc to negotiate on liberalisation of services market
Prabhakar Sinha, TNN 14 November 2009, 12:11am IST KATHMANDU: Services market within the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) region could be liberalized. Trade ministers from Saarc countries have agreed to negotiate on...
In this article: India, Asean, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh
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The Australian | November 12, 2009
Background Note: India
...those which could prove divisive, although political dialogue is often conducted on the margins of SAARC meetings. In 1993, India and its SAARC partners signed an agreement gradually to lower tariffs within the region. Forward movement in...
In this article: India, Bharatiya Janata Party, United States, Pakistan, George W. Bush, Manmohan Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Department of State
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New Kerala | November 09, 2009
Bangladesh, Bhutan agree on trade, energy, focus on climate change
...focus on climate change at the next summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Bhutan, that is to host the SAARC Summit next April, agreed to place climate change on top of the agenda at the end of a four-day...
In this article: Climate change, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sheikh Hasina, Male, Dhaka, Thimphu, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 30, 2009
More doubts about Copenhagen
...to a global deal. Other regional agreements are in the offing. Members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) expect to finalize a regional environment treaty at their summit next year, and more than 30 African...
In this article: Climate change, Copenhagen, Global warming, China, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon dioxide, International Energy Agency, and United Nations
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New Kerala | October 27, 2009
Ninth Trilateral meeting of Russia, India, China begins
...a gap of 23 years, the Garden City was hosting a major international meet after the second South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit held in November 1986. (c) 2009 Published with permission from United News of India.
In this article: India, Russia, China, Asean, Climate change, and Wen Jiabao
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CNSNews.com Headlines | October 21, 2009
China Pledges Climate Cooperation with Obama, But Also Agrees With India to Resist Legally Binding Targets
...countries. " Obama urged to attend, push for a deal The two regional initiatives - the China-India MOU and the agreement among SAARC members - come at a time when the U.N.'s top climate official, Yvo De Boer, has started to dampen...
In this article: Barack Obama, Climate change, Copenhagen, China, U.N., India, Carbon dioxide, Hu Jintao, and Manmohan Singh
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New Kerala | October 20, 2009
India to set up weather stations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
...of SAARC environment ministers here Tuesday. India will also pay $1 million to the SAARC forestry centre in Bhutan and another $1 million to the SAARC coastal zone management centre in the Maldives, India's Environment Minister Jairam...
In this article: India, Climate change, Jairam Ramesh, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Maldives
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New Kerala | October 18, 2009
Peace activists demand common SAARC currency
...peace festival, Sunday demanded the introduction of a common currency for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries on the lines of the European Union's euro. SAF member Madanjit Singh told reporters here:...
In this article: European Union, Unesco, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined population of its member states. It was established on December 8, 1985 by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan. In April 2007, at the Association's 14th summit, Afghanistan became its eighth member.
- Name:
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Current members:
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- 8 member states
- 6 observers
- Website:
- http://www.saarc-sec.org/
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