KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Experts from South Asian countries on Friday urged the government of Nepal to take initiatives to resolve current problems with regards to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) immediately.
Nepal is currently the chair of the regional body SAARC which was founded in 1985. During a two-day regional conference on the effectiveness of the SAARC, the experts from South Asian countries agreed that there is no alternative to a more active and vibrant SAARC dedicated to the principle of effective cooperation in the South Asia region.
"The country chairing the SAARC has special responsibility of having closer interactions with all SAARC member states to avoid any crisis and prevent misunderstanding. Nepal as the current chair should immediately taken the initiative in resolving problems through bilateral consultations and collective discussions with a view to saving SAARC from prevailing crisis," stated a press release issued after the conclusion of the two-day regional conference organized by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Nepali Parliament.
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