SAARC

abbreviation

1. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Example Sentences

The eight nations are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, or SAARC, which was formed in the 1980s to boost economic and regional cooperation between the countries.

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Foster said she was not aware of the foundation’s links to the Awami League or the lack of affiliation to SAARC.

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A spokesman for the Kathmandu-based SAARC, though, told Reuters it had never heard of Ali or his group.

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That promise became reality on Wednesday when it became clear four out of SAARC’s eight members would not attend the summit, which it is Pakistan’s turn to host.

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China is an observer at SAARC, and Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin has promised $30 billion for road building in the region over five years, and suggested increasing trade to $150 billion in the same period.

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