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The SAARC Summit

The head of the state or
government meet once in
two years to discuss the
welfare of member nations,
the SAARC summit is held
to strengthen the bond of
friendship, mutual trust
and understanding among
the member nations. Since
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establishment, 18 SAARC
Summit have been conducted. 18 SAARC Summit
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The 18 SAARC summit was
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held in Kathmandu on 26-27
November, 2014 AD. Late Prime Minister Sushil Koirala was the chairman of the
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summit. The 19 Summit was supposed to be held in Pakistan in 2016 but was
due to halted some issues.
Secretariat

The SAARC secretariats
The SAARC secretariat was established on 16 January 1987 in Kathmandu.
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It is the office of the Secretary General. To make arrangement of the meeting
of the SAARC to coordinate and supervise the SAARC related activities, to
act as a medium of communication between the SAARC and an international
organization and keep all the documents safely, dispatch and receive the SAARC-
related documents are some of the major functions of the secretariat. It consists of
one secretary general and eight directors one each from the member nations and

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