Saarc conclave concludes with 9-point Kathmandu declaration
KATHMANDU, SEP 23 -
The fourth SAARC Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC) concluded here on Thursday, issuing a nine-point Kathmandu Declaration.
The conclave that was attended by the private sector, experts, and political leaders from eight SAARC countries unanimously agreed to urge the governments to engage seriously in regional connectivity and requested them to take appropriate urgent measures to implement the action plan envisioned under the doctrine ‘2010-2020 as decade of Regional Connectivity’.
The three-day conclave stressed on the harmonisation of customs procedures and mutual recognition of standards and certifications, finalising and implementing regional motor vehicle transport agreement and common SAARC energy policy, including trans-border transmission and energy trade to foster greater regional cooperation. The business community of the region also recommended signing of regional investment treaty and upgrading SAFTA into a comprehensive economic partnership agreement for the region.
The meeting also recognised water, energy, climate change, and food security as priority concerns and pledged adoption of necessary collective measures to address these challenges. It also vowed urgent implementation of regional environment treaty, activation of SAARC Food Bank and proposed setting up of the SAARC Disaster Management Institute to minimise the impact of natural calamities and climate changes.
Source: Kantipur
The fourth SAARC Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC) concluded here on Thursday, issuing a nine-point Kathmandu Declaration.
The conclave that was attended by the private sector, experts, and political leaders from eight SAARC countries unanimously agreed to urge the governments to engage seriously in regional connectivity and requested them to take appropriate urgent measures to implement the action plan envisioned under the doctrine ‘2010-2020 as decade of Regional Connectivity’.
The three-day conclave stressed on the harmonisation of customs procedures and mutual recognition of standards and certifications, finalising and implementing regional motor vehicle transport agreement and common SAARC energy policy, including trans-border transmission and energy trade to foster greater regional cooperation. The business community of the region also recommended signing of regional investment treaty and upgrading SAFTA into a comprehensive economic partnership agreement for the region.
The meeting also recognised water, energy, climate change, and food security as priority concerns and pledged adoption of necessary collective measures to address these challenges. It also vowed urgent implementation of regional environment treaty, activation of SAARC Food Bank and proposed setting up of the SAARC Disaster Management Institute to minimise the impact of natural calamities and climate changes.
Source: Kantipur
