Standing Committee of Foreign Secretaries

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The Standing Committee of Foreign Secretaries is a high-level SAARC body composed of the foreign secretaries of member states that oversees regional cooperation initiatives and prepares decisions for the Council of Ministers.

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Label Occurrences
Standing Committee of Foreign Secretaries canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf SAARC body
intergovernmental committee
subsidiary body of SAARC
classification principal organ of SAARC below the Council of Ministers
composedOf foreign secretaries of SAARC member states
coordinatesWith SAARC Programming Committee NERFINISHED
SAARC Technical Committees NERFINISHED
decisionMakingRole preparatory and recommendatory
ensures follow-up of decisions of the SAARC Summit and Council of Ministers
establishedBy SAARC Charter NERFINISHED
goal promote regional cooperation among SAARC member states
hasAuthorityOver Programming Committee of SAARC NERFINISHED
hasFunction monitoring implementation of decisions of the Council of Ministers
preparing the agenda for meetings of the Council of Ministers
recommending policy measures to the Council of Ministers
reviewing regional cooperation activities
hasMember Foreign Secretary of Afghanistan
Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of Bhutan NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of India NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of Maldives NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of Nepal NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan NERFINISHED
Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
interactsWith SAARC Secretariat NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
locatedIn South Asia
meets periodically in conjunction with SAARC ministerial meetings
meetsAt SAARC headquarters in Kathmandu
membershipType ex officio foreign secretaries of member states
oversees regional cooperation initiatives in South Asia
parentOrganization SAARC Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
partOf South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation NERFINISHED
preparesDecisionsFor SAARC Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
regionServed SAARC member states
reportsTo SAARC Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
reviews progress of SAARC regional projects and activities
scope political and economic issues of regional cooperation
shortName Standing Committee NERFINISHED
supports implementation of SAARC programs and projects
preparation of SAARC Summit documentation
typeOfBody high-level decision-preparatory body
worksOn cultural cooperation within SAARC
economic cooperation within SAARC
social development cooperation within SAARC
technical cooperation within SAARC

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SAARC institutional framework includesOrgan Standing Committee of Foreign Secretaries