South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

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intergovernmental organization regional organization

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization of South Asian countries that promotes regional cooperation and development in areas such as economics, culture, and social progress.

Aliases (4)

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → regional organization →
abbreviation	SAARC →
AfghanistanMembershipStart	2007 →
charterSignedOn	1985-12-08 →
cooperationArea	agriculture → culture → economic cooperation → education → energy → environment → health → meteorology → population activities → poverty alleviation → rural development → science and technology → security cooperation → telecommunications → tourism → transport →
foundedIn	Dhaka →
foundedOn	1985-12-08 →
foundingMemberState	Bangladesh → Bhutan → India → Maldives → Nepal → Pakistan → Sri Lanka →
hasCharter	Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →
hasFreeTradeAgreement	SAFTA →
hasObserverState	Australia → China → European Union → Iran → Japan → Myanmar → Republic of Korea → United States →
hasOrgan	Council of Ministers → SAARC Secretariat → SAARC Summit → Standing Committee → Technical Committees →
hasSpecializedBody	SAARC Arbitration Council → SAARC Cultural Centre → SAARC Development Fund → SAARC Disaster Management Centre → SAARC Energy Centre → SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre → South Asian University →
headquartersCountry	Nepal →
headquartersLocation	Kathmandu →
legalBasis	international treaty →
membershipType	sovereign states only →
memberState	Afghanistan →
officialLanguage	English →
politicalStatus	largely inactive since mid-2010s due to regional tensions →
primaryObjective	promotion of cultural development → promotion of economic growth → promotion of regional cooperation → promotion of social progress →
regionServed	South Asia →
SAFTAEnteredIntoForceOn	2006-01-01 →
SAFTAExpandedAs	South Asian Free Trade Area →
SAFTASignedOn	2004-01-06 →
secretariatLocation	Kathmandu →
website	https://www.saarc-sec.org →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afghanistan → Bhutan ("SAARC") → Maldives → Nepal ("SAARC") → People's Republic of Bangladesh → Sri Lanka ("SAARC") →	memberOf
SAARC Arbitration Council → SAARC Development Fund → SAARC Disaster Management Centre → SAARC Energy Centre → SAARC Secretariat ("SAARC") → SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre →	parentOrganization
SAARC Arbitration Council → SAARC Development Fund → SAARC Secretariat → SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre → South Asian University →	foundedBy
SAARC Disaster Management Centre ("SAARC region") → SAARC Energy Centre ("SAARC region") →	geographicFocus
SAARC Secretariat → Standing Committee (SAARC) →	partOf
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ("SAARC") →	abbreviation
SAFTA ("SAARC") →	administeredBy
SAARC Cultural Centre →	affiliatedWith
South Asian University ("SAARC") →	affiliation
SAFTA →	associatedWith
SAFTA ("SAARC framework") →	basedOn
SAFTA ("SAARC member states") →	beneficiary
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →	establishes
South Asian University ("SAARC") →	foundingOrganization
SAFTA ("SAARC region") →	geopoliticalScope
South Asia →	hasMajorOrganization
South Asia →	hasRegionalBloc
SAARC Summit →	highestDecisionMakingBodyOf
Afghan–Pakistan relations →	multilateralContext
SAARC Secretariat →	namedAfter
SAARC Summit →	organizedBy
India →	regionalBloc
SAARC Development Fund ("SAARC") →	shortName