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.
