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Japan-SAARC Relations

Japan-SAARC Relationship

Japan places importance on South Asia, with which it shares the basic values of continued economic development, democracy, freedom, and the rule of law, and supports cooperation within the region based on a history of good relations with each country.
Viewing SAARC as an association significant for its ability to provide a platform for the stability and development of the South Asia region, Japan established the Japan-SAARC Special Fund in 1993 to reinforce the Association's activities and foundation, and has implemented a variety of support and exchange programs.

• The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Japan (June 2009)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Japan's Observer Status to SAARC (November 2005)

SAARC Summit Meetings

• The Seventeenth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (November 2011)
  • Statement by Mr. Joe Nakano Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the Seventeenth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (November 11, 2011)
  • Japan's Support to SAARC (Priority Areas and Policies) (November 2011) [PDF]
• The Sixteenth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (April 2010)
  • Statement by Ms. Chinami Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (April 2010)
  • Japan's Support to SAARC (Priority Areas and Policies) (April 2010) [PDF]
• The Fifteenth Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (August 2008)
  • Message from Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (August 2, 2008)
  • Japan's Support to SAARC (Priority Areas and Policies) (August 2, 2008) [PDF]
• Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit India to Attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit Meeting (March 2007)
  • Attendance by Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the SAARC Summit (Summary and Overall Evaluation) (April 9, 2007)
  • Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Fourteenth SAARC Summit (April 3, 2007)
  • Japan's Support to the SAARC (Priority Areas and Policies) (April 3, 2007) [PDF]

Japan-SAARC Symposium

• The 4th Japan-SAARC Symposium On Regional Cooperation in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (March 30-31, 2011)
• Recommendations of the 3rd SAARC Japan Symposium on "Promoting Energy Cooperation in South Asia" (January, 2010) [PDF]
• Recommendations of Japan-SAARC Symposium on Energy and Connectivity (Islamabad, June 10-11, 2008) [PDF]
• The Second Japan-SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Symposium (June 2008)

Other Projects/Programmes

• Invitation of High School Students from South Asia for the JENESYS Programme (November, 2011)
• Invitation of High School Students from South Asia for the JENESYS Programme (June 2010)
• Recommendations for future Japan-SAARC Cooperation adopted at the International Conference on "Japan-SAARC Cooperation" (July 2006)
• South Asia Symposium on Security Situation in South Asia and SAARC's Role for Peace and Stability in the Region (March 2000)