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Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Bhutan takes over SAARC chairmanship

Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: April 28, 2010 15:07 PM
Reported in: National

News - Bhutan takes over SAARC chairmanship

Thimpu (Bhutan) Apr 28 (UNB) - Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Yoezer Thinley on Wednesday assumed the chairmanship of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) from Sri Lanka.

He was elected the chair at the opening session of the 16th summit that began at 2:30 pm at the Grand Assembly Hall.

This is for the first time that Bhutan, a founder member of the SAARC, hosts the summit since the inception of the regional forum in 1985.

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