Council of Ministers
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The Council of Ministers is a key decision-making body of SAARC composed of foreign ministers from member states, responsible for formulating policies and reviewing progress on regional cooperation initiatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Ministers canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decision-making body
ⓘ
intergovernmental body ⓘ organ of SAARC ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | SAARC member states ⓘ |
| composedOf | foreign ministers of SAARC member states ⓘ |
| dateOfFormation | 1985 ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | unanimity ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Charter of SAARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsPrinciple |
no bilateral and contentious issues
ⓘ
unanimous decisions ⓘ |
| goal |
accelerate economic growth and social progress in South Asia
ⓘ
enhance welfare of the peoples of South Asia through cooperation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination of SAARC policies
ⓘ
monitoring implementation of SAARC decisions ⓘ promoting regional cooperation in South Asia ⓘ |
| hasMember |
foreign minister of Afghanistan
ⓘ
foreign minister of Bangladesh ⓘ foreign minister of Bhutan ⓘ foreign minister of India ⓘ foreign minister of Maldives ⓘ foreign minister of Nepal ⓘ foreign minister of Pakistan ⓘ foreign minister of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateBody |
SAARC Programming Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAARC Standing Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Asia ⓘ |
| mayHold | extraordinary sessions ⓘ |
| meetsAtFrequency | ordinarily twice a year ⓘ |
| meetsInConjunctionWith | SAARC Summit preparatory processes ⓘ |
| oversees | SAARC Standing Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | SAARC Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | South Asia ⓘ |
| reportsTo | SAARC Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approving SAARC programs and projects
ⓘ
considering the SAARC budget ⓘ deciding on new areas of cooperation ⓘ formulating policies on regional cooperation ⓘ issuing directives to lower SAARC bodies ⓘ reviewing progress of regional cooperation initiatives ⓘ |
| shortName | SAARC Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | regional ministerial council ⓘ |
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