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18th Saarc Summit concludes with 36-point Kathmandu Declaration Letter
The 18th Saarc Summit has concluded at the National City Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday. The Summit concluded with the endorsement of the 36-point Kathmandu Declaration Letter.
bookmarkThe 18th Saarc Summit has concluded at the National City Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday. The Summit concluded with the endorsement of the 36-point Kathmandu Declaration Letter.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : November 27, 2014
Updated at : November 27, 2014 17:26
Kathmandu
The concluding ceremony started shortly after the heads of state and government of Saarc member countries returned from Dhulikhel retreat.
The leaders from the Saarc member nations had gone to the Dwarikas Resort in Kavre district for a retreat earlier this morning.
All the VVIPs, except Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were flown by Nepal Army helicopters. Modi flew on an Indian Air Force helicopter which he brought with himself in Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, Indian PM Modi and Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif shook hands at the closing moments of the Saarc conclusion ceremony in the podium at City Hall.
Also, ministers of the Saarc member states signed the agreements on energy cooperation along the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the regional summit.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala announced that the next Saarc Summit would be held in Islamabad after two years.
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