Greetings from SASEC

31 December 2015

Thank you for being part of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program in 2015. This 2016, SASEC forges ahead in its work in SASEC member countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—strengthening regional ties to accelerate the region’s economic development and help achieve the Asian Development Bank's vision of an Asia and Pacific free of poverty.

May your 2016 be joyful, peaceful, and prosperous. Happy New Year!

Mr. Amrit Bahadur Rai, Nepal Foreign Secretary and Chairperson of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)...

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