Recently, 36th Charter Day anniversary of SAARC was observed. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December1985 . Hence, Statement 2 is not correct . The Secretariat of the SAARC was set up in Kathmandu on 17 January 1987 . Hence, Statement 1 is not correct . Decisions at all levels are to be taken on the basis of unanimity; and bilateral and contentious issues are excluded from the deliberations of the Association. Member nations of SAARC : Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
