Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

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constitutive instrument of an international organization founding constitutional document international organization charter multilateral agreement treaty

The Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the founding constitutional document that establishes SAARC’s objectives, principles, and institutional framework for regional cooperation among South Asian countries.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
SAARC Charter	8
Charter of SAARC	3
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation canonical	2
Charter of the SAARC Development Fund	1
SAARC Charter implementation framework	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T247416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Context triple: [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, hasCharter, Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]

A. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization of South Asian countries that promotes regional cooperation and development in areas such as economics, culture, and social progress.
B. ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
C. Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
The Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles is a foundational 1971 statement that defines the core political values and commitments—such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law—guiding member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
D. ASEAN Political-Security Community
The ASEAN Political-Security Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting regional peace, stability, and political cooperation among Southeast Asian member states.
E. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Target entity description: The Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the founding constitutional document that establishes SAARC’s objectives, principles, and institutional framework for regional cooperation among South Asian countries.

A. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization of South Asian countries that promotes regional cooperation and development in areas such as economics, culture, and social progress.
B. ASEAN Declaration
The ASEAN Declaration is the 1967 founding charter that established the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and set out its core principles of regional cooperation and solidarity.
C. Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
The Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles is a foundational 1971 statement that defines the core political values and commitments—such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law—guiding member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
D. ASEAN Political-Security Community
The ASEAN Political-Security Community is a key pillar of ASEAN focused on promoting regional peace, stability, and political cooperation among Southeast Asian member states.
E. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutive instrument of an international organization ⓘ founding constitutional document ⓘ international organization charter ⓘ multilateral agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ
aimsTo	accelerate economic growth in South Asia ⓘ promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields ⓘ promote cultural development in South Asia ⓘ promote mutual trust and understanding among member states ⓘ promote social progress in South Asia ⓘ promote welfare of the peoples of South Asia ⓘ strengthen collective self‑reliance among South Asian countries ⓘ strengthen cooperation among international and regional organizations ⓘ strengthen cooperation with other developing countries ⓘ
appliesTo	Afghanistan ⓘ Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Maldives ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
defines	institutional framework of SAARC ⓘ objectives of SAARC ⓘ principles of SAARC ⓘ
establishes	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ
establishesOrgan	Council of Ministers of SAARC ⓘ SAARC Secretariat ⓘ SAARC Summit ⓘ Standing Committee of SAARC ⓘ Technical Committees of SAARC ⓘ
fullName	Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Nepal ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kathmandu ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
principle	mutual benefit ⓘ non‑interference in internal affairs of member states ⓘ non‑use of force among member states ⓘ respect for sovereignty of member states ⓘ respect for territorial integrity of member states ⓘ
prohibits	discussion of bilateral and contentious issues within SAARC framework ⓘ
regionCovered	South Asia ⓘ
requires	unanimous decision‑making for substantive matters ⓘ
shortName	SAARC Charter ⓘ linked to: Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
subjectMatter	collective self‑reliance among South Asian countries ⓘ cultural cooperation ⓘ economic cooperation ⓘ regional cooperation ⓘ scientific cooperation ⓘ social development ⓘ technical cooperation ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation → hasCharter → Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ

Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation → fullName → Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ

Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation → shortName → SAARC Charter ⓘ