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.

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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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SAARC institutional framework governs Council of Ministers
SAARC institutional framework includesOrgan Council of Ministers