South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation

Rt.Hon Parmanand Jha, Vice President of Nepal at the Secretariat on 30th SAARC Charter on 8 December 2014

Dr. Abbas Akhoundi, Iranian Minister for Urban and Development meeting with H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General on 26 Nov 2014

Mr. Yohn Medina Vivanco, Head of the UN Deptt of Political Affairs, L.O. Nepal, calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General

Mr. Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director General and Regional Representative, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General on 19 Dec 201.

H.E. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Afghan Ambassador to New Delhi calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary Genera on 18 Dec 2014

Ms. Dragana Kojic, Head of Delegation, ICRC calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on 11 Dec 2014.

H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC calls on H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Deputy Foreign Minister, China on 25 Nov 2014 at Hotel Soaltee

Dr. Abbas Akhoundi, Minister, Urban and Development, Iran calls on H.E. SG Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Mr. Yohn Medina Vivanco, head of the UN Department of Political Affairs, Liaison Office, Nepal calls on H.E

Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC calls on H.E

Delegates at the Forty-eighth Session of the Programme Committee (Kathmandu, 26-28 Oct 2014)

Dr. Carl Wright, Secretary General, Common Wealth Local Government Forum calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC on Wed, 22 Oct 2014

H.E. Mr. Wu Chuntai, Chinese Ambassador calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC on Tue, 14 Oct 2014

H.E. Mr. Andy Sparks, British Ambassador calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC on Tue, 14 Oct 2014

H.E Mr. Choe Yog-jin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea calls on H.E. Secretary General on Tue, 14 Oct 2014

Dr. Ajit Varma, Vice Chairman, Amity University Uttar Pradesh and Dr. Anjana Singh, Head, Central Department of Microbiology call on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary General of SAARC on Fri, 10 October 2014

H.E. Mr. Sumith Nakandala, Secretary General, BIMSTEC calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa Secretary General of SAARC on Wed, 17 Sept 2014

Eighth Meeting of SAARC Sub-Group on Investment and Arbitration (Kathmandu, 7-8 August 2014)

South Asia Consultation on Post-2015 Development Agenda (Nagarkot, 26-28 August 2014)

Mr. Sekhar Bonu, Director, ADB, Manila calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 12 September 2014

Delegation from National Defence College, Bangladesh calls on H.E. Secretary General on 11 September 2014

H.E. Mr. Matthias Meyer, German Ambassador calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. thapa, Secretary-General on 10 September 2014.

Mr. Craig Sander, UNHCR Representative in Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 9 Sept 2014

Forty-seventh Session of the Programming Committee (Kathmandu, 31-Aug - 1 Sept 2014)

Forty-Sixth Session of the Programming Committee (Kathmandu, 29-30 Aug 2014)

Ms. Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 31 Juky 2014

Interns at SAARC from India, Bangladesh and Nepal with Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Mr. MJH Jabed and Mr. Pawan K Dubey

Former Secretary-General of SAARC, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Mon, 14 July 2014.

Dr. David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 8 July 2014. Also seen is Mr. Basanta Shrestha, Director Strategic Cooperation, ICIMOD.

H.E. Mr. Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 27 June 2014

H.E. Mr. Ranjit Rae, Indian Ambassador to Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on Wed 18 June 2014

Dr. Amitava Bandopadhyay, Chief Scientist and Head, Intl Sci & Tech Affairs Directorate, CSIR called on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General SAARC on 18 June, 2014.

H. E. Ms. Fatema Z. Sumar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the U. S. Department of State called on H. E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on Mon 16 Jun 2014

Dr. Ruben Frank del Prado, Country Director of UNAIDS calls on H.E. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on 30 May 2014

Dr. Ruben Frank del Prado, Country Director of UNAIDS calls on H.E. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 30 May 2014

H.E. Mr. Choe Yong Jin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal calls on H.E. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 30 May 2014

H.E.Mr. Urs Herren, Swiss Ambassador to Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 26 May 2014

Dr. Srirak Plipat, Regional Director Asia Pacific, TI Berlin, Transparency Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 23 May 2014

Ms. Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Decent Work Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 23 May 2014

SCCI delegations meeting H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on 16 May 2014

Mr. Haolinang Xu, UN Asstt. Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific meeting with H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARCon 15 May 2014

Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia calls on H.E. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 29 April 2014

Dr. Nagesh Kumar from UN ESCAP, New Delhi pays a courtesy call to H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General on 21 April 2014

Dr. Rinchen Chophel, Director General, SAIEVAC calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General on 21 April 2014

Mr. Cuong Minh Nguyen, Senior Economist, South Asia Department, ADB calls on H.E.Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General on 18 April 2014

Mr. Maurizio Busatti, IOM Chief of Mission calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General on 18 April 2014

Mr. Peter Prugel, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the German Federal Foreign Office calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC.

Dr. Rebecca Tavares, Representative, UN Women Multi Country Office for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC [MOU Agreement with UN Women]

H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General SAARC with participants from SAARC Member States int he 4th Meeting of SAARC Chief Veterinary Officers

H. E. Mr. Wu Chuntai, Chinese Ambassador calls on H.E.Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Tue, 1st April, 2014

ir Jim Bolger, Special Envoy from New Zealand accompanied by Mr Tane Waetford and Second Secretary, Ms Esther Guy-Meakin calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa on Fri 28 Mar 2014

H.E. Dr. Burak Akcapar, Ambassador of Turkey calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on Thurs 27 March, 2014. Also seen in the picrure are Mr. Ozkul, Third Secretary and Mr. Chandra Prakash Khetan.

Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, UN Resident Coordinator calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on Thurs, 27 Mar 2014

Mrs. Cristina Albertin, Regional Representative for South Asia, Delhi, UNODC calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General on Thurs, 20th Mar 2014.

Ms. Karin Hulshof, Regional Director UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Tue, 18th Marc, 2014

H.E. Mr. Frank Meyke, Ambassador of Germany calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Mon, 17th March, 2014

Ms. Leena Rikkila Tamang, Director for Asia and Pacific International IDEA calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Fri 14th March, 2014

H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General presents a momento to Mr. A.H. Thowfeeq, Computer Prgrammer, at his farewell function on Thurs 13 March, 2014. Mr. Thowfeeq departs after serving at the Secretariat for 5 years

Mr. Karma, CEO, SDF calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Thurs, 13th March 2014

Dr. Lin Aung, WHO Representative to Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on Wed, 12th March, 2014.

H.E. Mr. Wu Chuntai, Ambassador of China calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Tue, the 11th March, 2014

H.E. Mr. Arshed Saud Khosa, Ambassador of Pakistan calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Mon, 10th March, 2014

Mr. S.P. Tripathi, Sr. Manager - Nabil Bank called on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on 7th Mar 2014. Also seen in the picture is Ms. Anita Shrestha, Relationship Officer at Nabil Bank

Journalists, Mr. Anil Giri (Kathmandu Post) and Mr. C.S. Adhikari (Annapurna Post) called on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on 7th March, 2014

Former Ambassador H.E. Mr. Durgesh Man Shakya calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on Fri, 7th March, 2014

Ms. Rajju Malla Dhakal, Executive Director, SACEPS calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on thurs, 6th March, 2014

Dr. Ram Hari Aryal, Former Secretary calls on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on Thurs, 6th March, 2014

A group of seven Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer Trainees to Nepal called on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General on Wed, 5th March, 2014.

H.E. Mr. W.M. Senevirathna, Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Nepal pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC on Wed, the 5th March, 2014

H.E. Dr. Urs Herren, Swiss Ambassador pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, Secretary-General, SAARC on Monday, 3rd March, 2014

H.E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Secretary-General of SAARC meeting officials of the Secretariat after assuming office of the Secretary-General

H.E. Mr. Arjun B. Thapa, assuming Office of the Secretary- General of SAARC

Thirty-fifth Council of Ministers Meeting of SAARC Member States, held in the Maldives on 20 February, 2014

Delegates at the 35th Session of teh council of Ministers held in Bandos Island Resort, Maldives. Feb 2014

Mr. Sekhar Bonu from Asian Development Bank calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC.

The Secretary-General called on H. E. Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs on his visit to Pakistan from 7 to 8 January 2014

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, the Secretary-General on Rajje Miadhu

Mr. Ding Wei, Chinese Cultural Vice Minister pays an official visit to Secretary-General of SAARC on Fri, 13th December, 2013

Mr. Mohamed Faseen Rafiu receiving SAARC Youth Award 2011 from H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC

Dr. Rishi Raj Adhikari, Executive Director of Institute of Foreign Affairs calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on 28 November, 2013.

Dr. Bishnu Dev Pant, Acting Executive Director of SACEPS calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General. Also seen is Mr. Puran Bista, Program Coordinator of SACEPS.

Ms Renana Jhabvala from SEWA and Ms. Chandani Joshi call on Secretary-General, SAARC

H.E. Mr. Masashi Ogawa, Japanese Ambassador pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC and officers/staff of Secretariat bidding farewell to outgoing Director (India) Mr. Amrit Lugun on Thurs, 21st November, 2012

H.E Mr. Urs Herren, Swiss Ambassador pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Thursday, 21st November, 2013.

H.E Mr. Cheng Ji, Charge d’ affairs of the Chinese Embassy calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General on Thursday, the 31st October, 2013

Dr. George Varughese, Country Representative, Nepal, The Asia Foundation, calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Mon, 21st October, 2013

Mr. Jyoti Lohani, Consultant, ADB calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Fri, 11th October, 2013. Also seen in the picture are Mr. Ibrahim Zuhuree, Director (SA) and Mr. Tareque Muhammad, Director (ARD)

H.E. Ms. Rensje Teerink, EU Ambassador pays a courtesy call on SG. Wednesday 09 October, 2013

Ms. Sulakshana De Mel, Regional Coordinator of South Asia, Transparency International calls on Secretary-General, SAARC on 4th October, 2013

H.E. Mr. Kunio Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General. Also seen are Mr. Toshikazu, First Secretary. Embassy of Japan and Mr. WGS Prasanna, Director (ESC), SAARC Secretariat

Rt.Hon. Khil Raj Regmi, Chairman, Council of Ministers, Govt of Nepal releasing SAARC Regional Poverty Profile 2009-10 on 2nd October, 2013. Also seen is H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC

ADB Inception Workshop on Regional Economic Integration and Development of a Regional Coordinated Surveillance Mechanism

Rt.Hon. Mr. Khil Raj Regmi, Chairman of Council of Minister inaugurating the Symposium by lighting the lamps on 2 October, 2013. Also seen in the picture is H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC.

SG Addressing the Informal Meeting of SAARC Foreign Ministers, held in New York on 25 September, 2013 on the sidelines of UN General Assembly

Mr. Andrew Ellis, Director for Asia and Pacific, International IDEA accompanied by Ms. Leena Rikkila Tamang, Head of Kathmandu IDEA office, calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General, SAARC on Fri, 13th Sept, 2013.

H. E. Mr. Ranjit Rae, Ambassador of India pays a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Friday, the 13th September, 2013.

Lt. Gen (Retd.) Dan Leaf, Director of Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAAR on Fri, 6th Sept, 2013

Professor Santosh Kumar, Director, SAARC Disaster Management Center calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAAR on Fri, 06 September, 2013.

Country Director, ADB called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC to present SARPES Study (Book) on Wednesday, the 14th August, 2013 Also seen in the picture is Mr. Ahmar Ismail, Director (ETS)

Country Director, ADB called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC to present SARPES Study (Book) on Wednesday, the 14th August, 2013

Mr. Binay Devkota, Executive Editor, Deshantar Weekly calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC

Secretary-General addressed the Meeting of “Core Group of Immigration and Visa Experts” at the SAARC Secretariat on Tuesday, the 13th August, 2013

Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Permanent Representative (Designate) of Nepal to United Nations called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Wednesday, the 31st July, 2013

Mr. Shambhu Raj Sinkhada, Former Ambassador of Nepal to Geneva called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Tuesday, the 30th July, 2013

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC addressed the Special Meeting on Non-tariff Measures (NTMs) and Para-tariff Measures (PTMs) convened at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu on 31 July, 2013

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC called on H. E. Mr. Arjun Bahadur Thapa, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary of Nepal at the latter’s office on Thursday, the 25th July, 2013

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General's meeting with Mr. Subodh Raj Pyakurel, Chairperson of INSEC and Mr. Bijay Raj Gautam, Executive Director of INSEC along with others.

Mr. Krish Sidoti calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Thursday, the 18th July, 2013

General (Retd) Ashok Mehta called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Wednesday, the 17th July, 2013

Mr. Laxmi Bilas Koirala, Director, SAARC Information Centre calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Tuesday, the 16th July, 2013

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC called on H.E. Mr. Jayant Prasad, Ambassador of India to Nepal on 16th July, 2013 and presented a cheque for the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Also seen in the picture is Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Director (Admn & IPA) SAARC Secretariat

H.E. Mr. Ahamed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC bids farewell to Mr. Muzaffar Ali, SPA on Wednesday, the 10th July, 2013. Also seen in the picture is Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Director (Administration & IPA).

Ms. Cristina Albertin, Regional Office for South Asia, UNODC and Ms. Binija Dhital Goperma, Program Coordinator , UNODC called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Tuesday, the 9th July, 2013

Mr Gong Jo Kim, Director, UNESCO Regional Bureau of Education for Asia and the Pacific Region calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General, SAARC on Tuesday, the 2nd July, 2013

H.E Ms. Mashfee Binte Shams, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal calls on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Tuesday, the 2nd July, 2013.

Mr. Hussain Ali Manik and Mr. Ahmed Suveyb from United Artists of Maldives and Mr. Ahmed Naeem, the curator of National Art Gallery of Maldives pay a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC on Tuesday, the 2nd July, 2013

H. E. Mr. Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal and Mr. Bryce Hutchesson, Assistant Secretary, South Asia Branch) called on Secretary-General on 30th June, 2013

Secretary General address 21st Session of China Kunming Import & Export Fair and the 1st Session of China-south Asia Exposition in Kunming on 6th June, 2013

Secretary-General's Meeting with Australian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Glenn While

At the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels on the occasion of the third High Level Meeting of Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy, on 28 May 2013.

Presentation by Intern, Sanjal Shastri on Friday, 31st May, 2013 at the SAARC Secretariat

Meeting with SG and H.E. Dr. Alexander Spachis, Ambassador EU, Friday 24 May 2013, SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu

Second Meeting of SAARC Competent Authorities on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Mutual Administration matters, 22-23 May 2013, SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu

H.E Mr. Thomas Gass, Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal and Mr. Beat Nobs, Assistant State Secretary for Asia and Pacific, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and Mr. Peter Nelson, Regional Co-ordinator for Eastern South Asia pay a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General.

Ms. Wang Lixin, Political Counsellor (DCM), Chinese Embassy in Nepal called on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC.

Mr. Terence D. Jones, UN Resident Coordinator pays a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General on 10 May 2013.

Mr. Frank Meyke, Ambassador of Germany to Nepal pays a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General on 9 May 2013.

Regional Consultative Meeting to Finalize Actionable Frameworks on Sanitation and Nutrition for South Asia

Dr. Riffat Aysha, Director, SHRDC, Islamabad pays a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General on 7th may 2013.

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General's meeting with Dr. Ganesh Gurung, Former Chair, CARAM Asia

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General's meeting with Mr. Niyaz Ibrahim, Auditor General and Mr. Ahmed Aslam, Senior Auditor from Maldives

Dr. Nischal N. Pandey, Director, Centre for South Asia Studies, calls on H. E. Mr Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

Mr. Cuong Minh Nguyen, Mr. Siddhanta Vikram, Ms. Rosalind McKenzie and Binod Karmacharya ,ADB Team pay a courtesy call to H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem

Mr. Maurizio Busatti, IOM Chief of Mission pays a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC

Mr. Karma, CEO, SAARC Development Fund (SDF), makes a presentation on the activities of SDF at the SAARC Secretariat on 22 April 2013.

Mr. Karma, CEO, SDF, makes a presentation on the activities of SDF at SAARC Secretariat on 22 April 2013

Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director of the UNESCO Office in New Delhi pays a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC.

Mr. Tomislav Delinic, Director, Regional Program SAARC, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung calls on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC on 17 April 2013.

Mrs. Maja Daruwala, Director, Police Reforms, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in India called on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC

Ms. Li Jiang, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province of China with a seven member delegation calls on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC at his residence.

Ms. Anjali Sen, Regional Director of the South Asia Region of Int’l Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) accompanied by Mr. Anindit Roy Chowdhury, Director, Resource Mobilization, Advocacy & Communication and Ms. Neha Chauhan, Programme Officer, Advocacy called on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC

Mr. Chandra K Jha, Chief Executive Officer of Mountain River Film calls on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC

Subodh Pyakurel, Chairperson of INSEC and Bijaya Gautam, Executive Director of INSEC called on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC

Press briefing on the Third Meeting of SAARC Ministers on Poverty Alleviation preceded by the Fifth Meeting of Secretaries on Poverty Alleviation scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on 4-5 April 2013

Dr. G. Sanjiva Reddy, President, Indian National Trade Union Congress accompanied by the President of South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) and Brother N. Suzuki, General Secretary of Int’l Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific called on H.E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General.

Dr. Rishi Raj Adhikari, Director of IFA and Pramila Acharya Rijal, Chairperson of SAARC Chamber of Women Entrepreneurship Council briefing H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General about a networking talk program with the participation of the ambassadors from the SAARC Region Program.

H.E Wu Chuntai, Ambassador of China to Nepal calls on H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC to present the credential and also to discuss about the cooperation between China and SAARC Secretariat.

Ms. Rekha Kayastha Bhandari, Chief Editor/Publisher of Milan Weekly Newspaper calls on SG to present the latest Edition, the 17th SAARC Summit Special Issue, Secretariat, 22 March 2013.

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC and H. E. Mr. Kunio Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal signed an agreement called “SAARC - Japan Special Fund”(SJSF) on 20 March, 2013.

Deputy Regional Director of UNICEF, Stephen Adiksson calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem at the Secretariat on 20 March 2013

"Citizen's Charter on Right to Sanitation in South Asia" presented to H.E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General by Water Aid Nepal

H.E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General (2nd from left) with delegation of "SAARC Regional Campaign on sanitation” organized by Water Aid.

Ms. Isabel Guerrero, Vice President of South Asia Region, World Bank, called on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC.

Dr. Nischal N. Pandey calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

Mr. Alex Arter, ENTEC calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

H. E. Mr. Yang Houlan, Chinese Ambassador pays a farewell call on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

EU Ambassador Dr. Alexander SPACHIS calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General.

Mr. Alok Prasad, Vice Chairman of South Asian Microfinance Network and CEO Microfinance Institutions Network, India accompanied by Mr. Prahlad Mali, Director of South Asian Microfinance Network and CEO Center for Microfinance, Nepal calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General.

H.E. Mr. W.M. Senevirathne, Ambassador of Sri Lanka pays a courtesy call on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

H.E. Mr. Kunio Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General to discuss about youth exchange programme.

Mr. Nirvana Chaudhary, Honorary Consul of Maldives in Nepal calls on H. E.Mr. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General on 29 January 2013

Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse, Chairman and Executive and Executive Director of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), Bangkok called on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General

H.E. Mr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pays a courtesy call on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General.

H.E. Mr. Yang Houlan, Ambassador of China to Nepal calls on H. E. Ahmed Saleem at SAARC Secretariat on 08 Jan 2013

Ms. Zehra Akbari, Director General (South Asia/SAARC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan called on H. E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General on Friday, 4 January 2013

Forty-third Session of the Programming Committee at the SAARC Secretariat on 3-5 January 2013

Seminar on Role of Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation in the Context of SAARC - A Talk Programme by Prof Mohammad Yunus at the Secretariat on 22 December 2012

SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem with Rt. Hon'ble Mr. Paramananda Jha, Vice-President of Nepal and Hon'ble Mr. Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Dy. Prime Minister & Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal during SAARC Charter Day celebration on Saturday, 8th December 2012 at the Secretariat.

ADB delegation - Mr. Ronald Antonio Q. Butiong, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, Mr. Cuong Nguyen, Sr. Economist (Reg Cooperation) and Mr. Binod K. Karmacharya, Nepal Resident Mission, pay a courtesy call on SAARC Secretary General on 30 November 2012

Australian Ambassador Grace, accompanied by Dr. Christian Roth, Senior Principal Research Scientist & Int'l Projects Manager, Agri. Systems Prog, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences from Australia calls on SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 29 November 2012.

SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem with Ms. Azra Ahmed, President of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives on 28 November 2012.

Mr. Najibullah M. Assifi, Officer In-charge of UNFPA called on SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 28 November 2012.

Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Dy. Regional Director for South-East Asia, New Delhi paid courtesy call to SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 28 November 2012.

Dr. Wasim Zaman, Executive Director, Int'l Council on Management of Population Programmes, Malaysia paid a courtesy call to SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 23 November 2012.

Delegation from the China Foreign Affairs University led by Vice President Mr. Qin Yaqing paid courtesy call to SAARC Secretary Ahmed Saleem on 21 November 2012

Mr. Roger Baptiste Ruffy, Diplomatic Adviser and Ms. Sylvie Thoral, Head of Delegation of ICRC-Nepal called on SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 20 November 2012.

Dr. Dev Raj Dahal, head, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Nepal paid a courtesy call on SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 20 November 2012.

A delegation from Near East South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies, Washington DC led by its Director, Mr.A.H.B.James Larocco called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 12th November 2012.

H.E. Mr.Thomas Gass, Ambassador of Switzerland paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 2nd November 2012.

Secretary General Ahmed Saleem with their Majesties, Highnesses, and Excellencies, Heads of States of the Asian Countries during the First Asian Cooperation Dialogue Summit held at Kuwait on 15-17 October 2012.

Ms. Phillippa Erica Dargan, Acting Director of Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, Australia, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 12th October 2012.

H.E. Mr.Peter W. Bodde, Ambassador of the United States of America to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 10th October 2012.

H.E. Mr. Jean-Charles Demarquis, Ambassador of France paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 9th October 2012.

Governing Board Meeting of SAARC Energy Centre held in Islamabad on 18-19 September 2012.

Governing Board Meeting of SAARC Meteorological Research Centre held in Dhaka on 12-13 September 2012

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC, paid a courtesy call on H. E. Mr. Mohamed Waheed Deen, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives at the President’s Office in Malé on 27 September 2012.

Ms. Fatima Rabab, Regional Coordinator & Advisor for SA,International Organization for Migration, Bangkok, along with Mr. Thomas Sinkovits, Chief of Mission of Nepal called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 19th September 2012.

H.E. Mr.Arshed Saud Khosa, Ambassador of Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 17th September 2012.

H. E. Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary-General of SAARC, launching two books, namely, "SAARC: Towards Meaningful Cooperation" and "Towards a More Cooperative South Asia" at a ceremony organized by the Centre for South Asian Studies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Kathmandu on 6 September 2012.

H.E. Dr.Alexander Spachis, Ambassador & Head of Delegation of EU called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 31st August 2012.

Mr.S.M.D.P. Anura Jayatilake, Director General, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 29th August 2012.

Ms.Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Decent Work Team for SA and ILO Country Office for India paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 27th August 2012.

Mr.Kedar Bhakta Shrestha, former Foreign Secretary of Nepal called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 24th August 2012.

Mr.Azmat Ulla, Head of Regional Delegation, International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, New Delhi, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem, on 24th Aug'12.

Ms.Cristina Albertin, Representative, UNODC, New Delhi, paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 23rd August 2012.

Ms.Nobuko Horibe, Regional Director, Asia and the Regional Pacific Regional Office, New Delhi, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 23rd August 2012.

Ms.Patricia A. Mahoney, Charge d' Affaires, Embassy of the United States of America, called on Mr. Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC on 22nd August 2012.

A delegation led by H.E. Ms.Fu Ying, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 13th August 2012

Secretary General Ahmed Saleem called on H.E. Dr. Mohamed Waheed, President of the Republic of Maldives on 9th April 2012.

H.E. Mr.Yang Houlan, Ambassador of China to Nepal, presented his credential letter to H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General, as Ambassador of SAARC, on 9th August 2012.

Dr.Lin Aung, Representative, World Health Organisation, paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 8th August 2012.

A delegation led by Dr. Mallika Joseph, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 7th August 2012.

Ms.Tahseen Sayed, Country Manager, World Bank paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 2nd August 2012.

Prof.Tulasi Diwas (Joshi), Poet, Folklorist and Cultural Exper, and President of Nepali Folklore Society, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 31st July 2012.

Prof.Dr.Akbaruddin Ahmad, Chairman of Policy Research Centre and Vice Chancellor of Darul Ihsan University, Bangladesh, called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 30th July 2012.

Indian Army General (Retd) Ashok K. Mehta called on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 25th July 2012.

H.E. Mr.John Tucknott, British Ambassador to Nepal paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ahmed Saleem on 25th July 2012.

SG with Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai at Singha Durbar on Friday, 23 March 2012

The Secretary General called on Honorable Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley at Thimphu, Bhutan on Thursday, 24 May 2012

The Secretary General called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees, Sri Lanka on Monday 28 May 2012

H.E. Dr. Sergay Vasilievich Velichkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation pays a courtesy call on the Secretary-General. (29 June 2012)

Mr. Cuong Minh Nguyen, Senior Economist, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department in the ADB, Manila pays courtesy call on SG on Friday, 22 June 2012

H.E. Kim Il-Doo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General on Friday, 22 June 2012

H.E. Ahmed Saleem, SAARC Secretary General called on H. E. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 19 June 2012

H.E. Mrs. Jan Henderson, High Commissioner of New Zealand, New Delhi, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General of SAARC, Mr.Ahmed Saleem, on 14th June 2012.

Secretary General of SAARC, Mr.Ahmed Saleem with H.E Mr.Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, in New York

Secretary General, Mr.Ahmed Saleem paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Hon.Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley on 24th May 2012.

Deputy Chief of Mission, Turkish Embassy, New Delhi, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General on 5th June 2012.

H.E. Mr.Thosapala Hewage, Ambassador of Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General on 5th June 2012.

H.E. Mr.Kunio Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, presented his credential letter signed by Foreign Minister of Japan, to Secretary General of SAARC as Permanent Representative of SAARC with effect from 26 April 2012.

Ms.Sylvie Thoral, Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General on 21st May 2012.

Secretary General Ahmed Saleem visited SAARC Energy Centre in Islamabad on 16th May 2012.

Ms. Katharina Francisca Maria Hulshof, Regional Director of UNICEF/ROSA called on H.E.Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General, on 8th May 2012.

Dr. Rinchen Chophel, Director General, South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC), met the Secretary General on 27th April 2012.

H.E. Ms.Susan Grace, Ambassador of Australia to Nepal, called on H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General, on 25th April 2012.

Ms.Sharon Riggle, Director, UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in SA & Pacific, accompanied by Dy.Director Mr.Aleksander Micis, called on H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC, on 5 April 2012

Under Secretary General, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil, Amb.Maria Edilueza Fontenele Reis and Ambassador of Brazil H.E. Marcos B.D.Ribeiro, met Secretary General of SAARC, on 3rd April 2012.

H.E. Mr.Scott H. DeLisi, Ambassador of the United States of America to Nepal, called on H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC, on 2nd April 2012.

H.E. Mr.Kunio Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC, on 27th March 2012.

Delegation from SAARC Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs Council led by its Chairperson Ms.Pramila Acharya Rijal, called on H.E. Mr.Ahmed Saleem, Secretary General of SAARC, on 22nd March 2012.