Nepal has played an important role in SAARC since the beginning. In fact, Nepal has direct role in the formation of SAARC. The ides of regional co-operation in South Asia was discussed in early 1947 but it had not been realized at that time. Then in 1977, a Colombo Plan Consultative Committee meeting was held in Kathmandu. In the meeting the King Birendra delivered an inarguable speech. He proposed for regional cooperation among the south Asian countries sharing river waters. Other participant countries like this idea. Among three years, Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rehman proposed to form a regional cooperation body during the meeting of the officials o the foreign ministries if the seven countries in Colombia in 1981. The proposal was accepted by all seven countries. With the first submit held in Dhaka on December 8, 1985, SAARC was born.
Nepal is a founding member of SAARC. Nepal has contributed to SAARC in all the way it can. There are a numbers of high level SAARC offices in Nepal. SAARC Secretariat is located in Thamel of Kathmandu. The Secretariat is the highest office of SAARC. Likewise, SAARC Tuberculosis Center (Bhaktapur) and SAARC Information Center are also in Nepal.
Nepal has alreadly held three submit. Third, Eleventh and eighteenth submit were held in Kathmandu. Nepal has contributed in development of agriculture, health, family, planning, transportation, water resources, among other region. Our country has also contributed against child and women trafficking, drug trafficking, terrorism. Nepal follows the SAARC mission of poverty alleviation and crime control. SAARC logo was designed by the Nepali citizen Sailendra Maharjan. Nepal has also held South Asian Federation Games .
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