SAARC Summit

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com --- 34 days ago
The heads of the State and the Governments from the eight member regional grouping will wind up their two- day deliberations with a joint declaration on issues of mutual concern and multilateral interests. ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com --- 34 days ago
The heads of the State and the Governments from the eight member regional grouping will wind up their two- day deliberations with a joint declaration on issues of mutual concern and multilateral interests. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 33 days ago
New Delhi, Aug 4 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here Sunday night after attending the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, which concluded in Colombo on the same day. During his visit, Dr. Singh met his ...

Source: www.thehindu.com --- 31 days ago
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Source: www.thehindu.com --- 36 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 31 days ago
South Asian News Agency Aug 5 2008 6:06PM GMT ...

Source: www.dawn.com --- 35 days ago
COLOMBO, Aug 1: Terrorism, food shortages and poverty alleviation are likely to dominate the agenda of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit which begins here on Saturday.... ...

Source: www.newindpress.com --- 35 days ago
COLOMBO: South Asian leaders joined Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday in calling for a sustained campaign against ...

Source: www.newindpress.com --- 35 days ago
COLOMBO: The following is the text of the speech of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the inaugural session of the 15th ...

Source: nation.ittefaq.com --- 35 days ago
UNB, Colombo Against the backdrop of food and fuel insecurity and threat of both terrorism and climate change, South Asian leaders yesterday promised effective cooperation in all potential fields to fight hunger and achieve faster economic growth to improve the lifestyle of their impoverished people. The pledges were explicitly made at the 15th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) that began here at the magnificent Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall amidst extraordinary security bulwark. ...

Source: nation.ittefaq.com --- 36 days ago
UNB, Colombo South Asian leaders from eight SAARC countries sit for a Summit meeting here today to chart a roadmap to address the challenges of soaring food and fuel prices, trade imbalances and climate change, and improve the socioeconomic condition of 1.5 billion people in the region. Amidst extraordinary security measures, Heads of State and Government arrived in the Sri Lankan capital to attend the 15th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). ...

Source: nation.ittefaq.com --- 33 days ago
UNB, Colombo The two-day 15th SAARC Summit Sunday adopted a 41-point Colombo Declaration articulating commitments of the South Asian leaders to implement the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) in its letter and spirit through issuing directives for removing trade barriers and giving special consideration to LDCs in the bloc. In the communiqué the SAARC leaders recognized the need to continue to address the major barriers hindering effective trade liberalization in the region, which include sensitive lists of items and Non-Trade Barriers (NTBs). ...

Source: webnewswire.com --- 32 days ago
Political Desk Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo had helped reduce tension with Afghanistan. “The visit has helped in (reducing) tension and dispelling many apprehensions and misunderstandings with Afghanistan,” he told reporters after his return from Colombo. The Prime Minister said that in his meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai he was assured that Afghanistan was ready to remove differences with Pakistan. read more ...

Source: www.freshnews.in --- 35 days ago
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday that India and Pakistan should consider ceasefire as the most important Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between the two country. In a bid to calm down the tensions between both the countries before the scheduled meeting of the Prime Minister’’s of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of [...] ...

Source: www.colombopage.com --- 33 days ago
Aug 03, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa concluding the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) today in Colombo said all leaders were absolutely clear that terrorism has become a great menace throughout the world, including the South Asian region. ...

Source: www.france24.com --- 35 days ago
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani PM Yousaf Raza Gillani are to meet Saturday in Sri Lanka at what one Indian official called a very low point in the relations between the two nations. ...

Source: pib.nic.in --- 35 days ago
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Source: www.indiaenews.com --- 34 days ago
The 15th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) successfully concluded its two-day proceedings Sunday evening, where leaders of the eight member countries agreed to adopt four major agreements on food security, trade and terrorism related issues. ...

Source: www.asiantribune.com --- 30 days ago
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has attributed the resounding success of the 15th SAARC Summit held in Colombo last week to the collective contribution of numerous organisations, agencies and individuals who have gone beyond the call of duty and worked with commitment, dedication and team spirit. Minister Bogollagama highlighted the success of the Colombo Summit as a clear endorsement of the dynamic leadership provided by President Mahinda Rajapaksa who has assumed the Chair of this important regional organisation, representing 1/5th of humanity. read more ...

Source: www.asiantribune.com --- 36 days ago
The fourth SAARC Journalists Summit adopted the ‘Colombo Declaration’ on Thursday, with a call for taking concrete remedial measures to remove hindrances towards greater connectivity, partnerships, people to people contact, and free movement of information, goods and services across borders. The declaration, adopted after consultation among attending journalists, urged the member states of SAARC to take short and long term comprehensive measures to eradicate extremism and violent practices by both the state and non-state actors against civilians and journalists. It called on SAARC and professional associations to struggle at all levels in stemming and eradicating the tide of intolerance and violence against one section of the people or the other, journalists in particular. read more ...