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| Vol. II Issue. 19; 30 March 2009 |
| SAARC Foreign Ministers called for debt moratorium - 30 March 2009 |
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Colombo, March 2; During a two-day conclave in Colombo, Foreign Ministers from SAARC countries called on the multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as well as development partners to consider
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| 16th SAARC Summit likely to be deferred - 30 March 2009 |
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Male, March 7; The 16th SAARC Summit is likely to be deferred for at least the first quarter of 2010 as the host Maldives expressed its inability to arrange the gathering before October 2009 amid the current economic recession.
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| SAARC Film Festival commenced in Abu Dhabi - 30 March 2009 |
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Abu Dhabi, March 9; Bollywood director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti and Pakistani movie Khuda Ke Liye directed by Shoaib Mansoor were the star attractions in the SAARC Film Festival held at Abu Dhabi.
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| India to promote SAARC Policy on zoos - 30 March 2009 |
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New Delhi, March 16; In a bid to promote cooperation among zoos in the sub-continent, the government has decided to approach the SAARC Secretariat to formulate a policy for extending technical and other assistance to the animal parks which need help in the region.
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| SAARC Literary Fest held in the city of Taj - 30 March 2009 |
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Agra, March 16; In the backdrop of Mumbai attacks and 'disturbing trends' in many of the SAARC countries, authors, activists and academicians from the region including India and Pakistan pledged to take up sincere efforts for a peaceful atmosphere.
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| "Mega Projects" needed to tackle energy crisis in SAARC region - 30 March 2009 |
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Dhaka, March 23; Foreign minister Dipu Moni has stressed the need for 'mega power projects' in the SAARC region to solve its growing energy crisis. The minister also underscored the need to ensure due share of waters of common rivers for member countries,
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| Bhutan proposes to host 16th SAARC summit - 30 March 2009 |
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Thimpu, March 25; Bhutan has expressed willingness to host the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit after the Maldives. Bhutanese government recently sent a letter to the SARRC Secretariat based in Kathmandu,
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| Higher education meet convened in Sri Lanka - 30 March 2009 |
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Colombo, March 28; Knowledge accumulation is now treated as capital accumulation, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka said at the inaugural session of the SAARC Higher Education Ministers' Conference held in Colombo.
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| Pakistan proposes common South Asia Exchange - 30 March 2009 |
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Karachi, March 31; President SAARC CCI, Tariq Sayeed at an event on Creation of Common Stock Market in South Asia, prerequisites and concerns said formation of Common Stock Market would help develop people to people contact, forge alliances between the institutions,
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