President Yameen calls on SAARC to make its voice heard
26 Nov 2014, 5:53 PM
Daniel Bosley
President Abdulla Yameen has called upon the SAARC nations to “walk the talk” and make their voice heard on the international stage.
“As a region, SAARC has the right, and surely has the might, to make it one of the most powerful regions in the world. Yet we continue to be led, rather than lead,” Yameen told the inaugural session of the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu.
“This region accounts for one-quarter of the world’s population, yet as a region we hold limited sway, have limited say and we have not been heard enough, in the power rooms of the world.”
Despite the association’s charter calling for meetings at least once a year, the two-day summit is the first to be convened since 2011, when the Maldives hosted the event in Addu City.
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