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