The Outcomes of the 13th SAARC Summit: Integration and Enlargement
8 December, 2005, EIAS, Brussels

Speaker: H.E. Mr. Maudud Ali, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the European Union
Chair: Mr. Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, EIAS, Brussels

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Letter of Invitation (pdf)

The Outcomes of the 13th SAARC Summit: Integration and Enlargement
8 December, 2005, EIAS, Brussels

Speaker: H.E. Mr. Maudud Ali, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the European Union
Chair: Mr. Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, EIAS, Brussels

The 13th SAARC Summit, held in Dhaka on November 11-13, was of crucial importance with regards to the development of regional and global integration in South Asia. Amongst the outcomes was an agreement for Afghanistan to become a member with effect of the next summit meeting, an agreement that both China and Japan will be granted observer status to the SAARC, firm commitment to the realisation of a South Asian economic union and SAFTA, and an agreement of India to invest $100 million in the South Asia Development Fund. Furthermore, the very excellent political atmosphere in which the summit took place was noted.

As a distinguished member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Bangladesh hosted the 13th SAARC Summit which brought together Heads of States of the seven SAARC members. The European Institute for Asian Studies is honored to welcome H.E. Mr. Maudud Ali, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the European Union, to present the outcomes of this Summit and their implications for future integration and enlargement. Following his presentation, ambassadors and representatives from SAARC countries and other interested countries will offer their perspectives on behalf of their respective governments.

Letter of Invitation (pdf)

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