PM leaves Tuesday for Bhutan to join SAARC Summit
Dhaka, Apr 26 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Bhutan on Tuesday morning to attend the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Thimpu.
The two-day summit, with “Climate Change” as its theme, will begin on Wednesday (Apr 28). This is for the first time that the landlocked Bhutan is hosting the SAARC Summit.
With the holding of the summit, Bhutan will assume the chair of the eight-nation regional forum comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Pakistan.
Hasina will make a statement at the opening session of the summit to be held at the Grand Assembly Hall. Leaders of seven other SAARC countries will also make statements at the opening session.
After the opening session, the permanent secretariat of the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) will be inaugurated at the Grand Assembly Hall.
On the second day, the SAARC leaders will go for the Summit Retreat at Bhutan House, SAARC Village.
Later, the leaders will make joint royal audience with His Majesty the King of Bhutan.
On the sidelines of the summit, Hasina will hold bilateral meetings with South Asian leaders including Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
The Prime Minister will return home on April 30.
The two-day summit, with “Climate Change” as its theme, will begin on Wednesday (Apr 28). This is for the first time that the landlocked Bhutan is hosting the SAARC Summit.
With the holding of the summit, Bhutan will assume the chair of the eight-nation regional forum comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Pakistan.
Hasina will make a statement at the opening session of the summit to be held at the Grand Assembly Hall. Leaders of seven other SAARC countries will also make statements at the opening session.
After the opening session, the permanent secretariat of the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) will be inaugurated at the Grand Assembly Hall.
On the second day, the SAARC leaders will go for the Summit Retreat at Bhutan House, SAARC Village.
Later, the leaders will make joint royal audience with His Majesty the King of Bhutan.
On the sidelines of the summit, Hasina will hold bilateral meetings with South Asian leaders including Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
The Prime Minister will return home on April 30.
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