Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade RGOB
The Royal Government of Bhutan has expressed its concern to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, as the current Chair of SAARC, that the deteriorating security situation in the region has created an environment which is not conducive for the successful holding of the 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November 2016.
Therefore, the Royal Government has joined some of the member States in expressing its inability to participate in the SAARC Summit, given the current security situation.
As one of the founding members of SAARC, the Royal Government of Bhutan is strongly committed to the SAARC process and strengthening of regional cooperation and is hopeful that the situation would return to normalcy to enable early and successful convening of the 19th SAARC
