SAARC Summit

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diplomatic conference international summit recurring event

The SAARC Summit is a periodic high-level meeting of South Asian heads of state or government aimed at promoting regional cooperation, economic integration, and political dialogue among member countries.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic conference → international summit → recurring event →
adopts	action plans → declarations →
composedOf	heads of government → heads of state →
convenedBy	SAARC Secretariat →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus →
firstSummitHostCity	Dhaka →
firstSummitHostCountry	Bangladesh →
geopoliticalContext	South Asian regionalism →
hasObserverParticipants	observer states of SAARC →
hasOutcome	SAARC regional agreements → institutional mechanisms for cooperation →
hasParticipant	Afghanistan → Bangladesh → Bhutan → India → Maldives → Nepal → Pakistan → Sri Lanka →
highestDecisionMakingBodyOf	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →
inception	1985 →
intergovernmental	true →
language	English →
locationCountry	rotates among SAARC member states →
meetingFrequency	irregular →
organizedBy	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →
policyArea	cultural cooperation → regional integration → social development →
purpose	promote economic integration → promote political dialogue → promote regional cooperation →
regionServed	South Asia →
relatedOrganization	SAARC Council of Ministers → SAARC Standing Committee → SAARC Technical Committees →
shortName	SAARC Summit →
topic	connectivity → economic development → energy cooperation → people-to-people contact → poverty alleviation → regional security → trade →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →	establishesOrgan
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →	hasOrgan
SAARC Summit →	shortName
Standing Committee (SAARC) →	supportsBody