SAARCFINAL PROJECT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS
SUBMITTED TO: DR. IJJAZ BUTTSUBMITTED BY: GOHAR HASEEB. ALI RAZA & SAHAR
MURSALEEN
What is SAARC ?
Abbreviation of “South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation”
Founded in 1985 by Zia ur Rehman For solve the problems of Asian
countries Organization have eight Member
countries now Headquarters are in Kathmandu and
Nepal
History of SAARC
Concept 1st adopted by Bangladesh in 1977
Under the administration of Zia ur Rehman
In late 1970s SAARC nations agreed upon the creation of a trade bloc
Foreign secretaries of member countries met 1st time in Colombo in April 1981
Members of SAARC
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri lanka
Objective of SAARC To improve the life style and welfare of
people of member countries Develop the region;
Economically Socially Culturally
Provide opportunity to people live in dignity
To enhance the self reliance of member countries
Provide conductive climate for creating and enhancing mutual trust
Continue…… To enhance the cooperation with other
developing economies To enhance the mutual assistance
among the member countries in the areas of;
Economic Social Cultural Technical field
To extend cooperation to other trade blocks
Acceleration of economic growth
Saarc secretariat Establish in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 inaugurated by Late King Birendra bin bikram
shah Nepal Headed by a Secretary General appointed by
the Council of Ministers from Member Countries For three years term The Secretariat
coordinates and monitors implementation of activities prepares for and services meetings serves as a channel of communication between the
Association and its Member States
Activities of secretariat
Regional center of SAARC SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC), Dhaka
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC), Dhaka
SAARC Tuberculosis Centre (STC), Kathmandu SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), New Delhi SAARC Human Resources Development Centre
(SHRDC), Islamabad SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre
(SCZMC), Maldives
Continue….
SAARC Information Centre (SIC), Nepal SAARC Energy Centre (SEC), Pakistan SAARC Disaster Management Centre
(SDMC), India SAARC Forestry Centre (SFC), Bhutan SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka
Organization structure of SAARC
The council of Ministers Represented by the heads of foreign
minister of government Highest policy making body Council meets twice in a year or more if
necessary
Function of council ministers
Standing committees Programming committee Technical committee They consist of foreign secretaries of
government Uncertain meeting held when ever it is
necessary
Charter of SAARC Charter of Saarc signed in Dhaka on 8th
December 1985 Social charter of Saarc signed in Islamabad
on 4th January 2004
SAARC SUMMIT 1st Dhaka in Dec1985 2nd Bangalore in Nov1986 3rd in Kathmandu in Nov1987 4th Islamabad in Dec 1988 5th male in Nov1990 And so on many summit occur in different
countries
SAARC PREFERENTIAL TRADING AGREEMENT
SAPTA was signed on 11 April 1993 Entered in to force on 7 December 1995
with the desire of Saarc member To promote and sustain mutual trade and
economic cooperation with in the Saarc region
Basic principle of SAPTA
