Sunday, November 16, 2014

SAARC SUBMMIT 2014 IN NEPAL


                                                  SAARC SUBMMIT 2014 IN NEPAL
South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation First ( SAARC ) Summit was held in Bangladesh (Dhaka) on 7-8 December 1985.SAARC Members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka  Afghanistan was added Later.
      The SAARC secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It coordinates and monitors implementation of activities, prepares for and services meeting, and serves as a channel of communication between the association and its member states as well as other regional organisations.
       The secretariat is headed by the secretary general. Who is appointed by the council of Ministers from member states in alphabetical order for a three year term. The SAARC Secretariat and member states observe 8 December as the SAARC charter Day.
  The 18th SAARC Summit will be held in Nepali Capital Kathmandu on 26-27 November  2014  A.D. and B.S. 2071 Mangsir 10-11 .The  Programme will open National City Hall Pardasanimarga.  GON   expenses 2000 (Two Thousand )  Million.  Here road  was maintain  good. Around Kathmandu Valley Reconstruction  and painting was makes  faster. Traffic police arranged  road well. Security  was satisfied. GON Booked Guest for Soaltee  hotel, Yak and Yeti hotel darbarmarga,  Hyatt Regency Boudhanath sadak. Health is everything for human being. If necessary to admission hospital SAARC guest  Teaching Hospital  was available .This time the summit is taking place after an interval of three years as the  last summit was held in Maldives in 2011.The following heads of state /heads of government of the Eight member countries will participate in the upcoming summit in Kathmandu.
                                              2014  SAARC MEMBER COUNTRIES LIST

Member
Represented By
Title
Bangladesh
Sheikh  Hasina
Prime Minister
India
Narendra  Modi
Prime Minister
Afghanistan
Ashraf Ghani
President
Bhutan
Tshering Tobgay
Prime Minister
Nepal
Sushil  Koirala
Prime Minister
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister
Sri - Lanka
Rajapaksa
President
Maldives
Abdulla Yamen
President


                                               SAARC SUMMIT RECORD LIST
S.N.
Country
Year
First
Bangladesh
1985
Second
India
1986
Third
Nepal
1987
Fourth
Pakistan
1988
Fifth
Maldives
1990
Sixth
Sri- Lanka
1991
Seventh
Bangladesh
1993
Eight
India
1995
Ninth
Maldives
1997
Tenth
Sri- Lanka
1998
Eleventh
Nepal
2002
Twelfth
Pakistan
2004
Thirteenth
Bangladesh
2005
Fourteenth
India
2007
Fifteenth
Sri -Lanka
2008
Sixteenth
Bhutan
2010
Seventeeth
Afghanistan
2011
Eighteenth
Nepal
2014

Important point we discuss by Point to point.
1.The importance of tourism had been recognized since early days of SAARC.
2.The task of promoting tourism was assigned to the SAARC Chamber of commerce and Industry (SCCI) Tourism Council.
3.Approved  establishment of the working group of Tourism.
4.The Leaders stressed that continued efforts would be made by the member states at all levels to promote people to people contact by facilitating travel among SAARC countries.
5.They agreed to take measures to charge nationals of SAARC member states fees for entry into archaeological and heritage sites as applicable to their own nationals.
6.These efforts would include facilitating the movement of people through improved travel infrastructure and air, sea  and land connectivity among the SAARC countries, collaboration in human resource development and the promotion of SAARC as a common destination through public – private partnerships and joint campaigns.
7.It also finalized  a list of activities to be undertaken  for tourism promotion among the SAARC Countries.
8.It also reviewed  the status of implementation of the SAARC and noted with satisfaction that most of the decisions taken earlier have been implemented by the member states.
9.The Minister/Leaders of the delegations in their statements emphasized that concerted efforts should be made by member states to implement all decisions taken by this forum as well as the working group meetings. They reiterated to adopt a collective approach in promoting regional tourism.

Conclusion: Tourism is very interesting profession .We must have eyes to see, ears to listen and desire to learn.

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