Countries - the founders of SAARC are 7 countries in South Asia. This is Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In this part of the SAARC was before 2007. And in 2007, the organization that entered Afghanistan.
The Heads of State - SAARC meet once a year and foreign ministers' meeting take place twice a year. The headquarters of this organization is in a state of Nepal, Kathmandu.
The main directions of cooperation and states - members of SAARC are communication, science and technology, tourism, transportation, meteorology and environmental protection, child welfare, health, education, sports, culture and rural development.
This cooperation is aimed at improving the welfare of the population of South Asia and the solution of problems, both regional and global significance.
Because of its activity SAARC known around the world. Currently chairman of the organization is Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the secretary Fathimath Dhiyana Said. Apart from those countries - participants in this organization is the observers. These include Australia, China, European Union,
• Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Myanmar,
• South Korea and the U.S. The number of observers and confirms that the SAARC has great importance in the world.
In April 2010, Bhutan was held in the 16th SAARC summit. He was held under the theme "Towards a green and prosperous Asia." At the summit attended by leaders of all member countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In addition to representatives of participating countries at the summit was attended by representatives of Observer.