People’s SAARC conference is going to be held from 23rd to 25th March in Kathmandu with the objective of developing people to people contact among the citizens of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries.

Representatives of civil society, peasants, workers, marginalised people, people from deprived communities and lawmakers of all eight member countries will participate in the conference.

According to secretariat of the People’s SAARC, Kathmandu declaration will be issued from the people’s level by organising a mass meeting at the end of the three day long conference.

It is expected that the declaration made by the People’s SAARC would be helpful to draw the attention of the governments of the SAARC countries during the 14th SAARC summit scheduled for April 3-4 in New Delhi.

The People’s SAARC will discuss the issues of democracy, sustainable peace, human rights, natural resource management and the issues of deprived communities and Indigenous Nationalities.

Participants of other member countries will hold discussion with the government and Maoist talks teams about the Nepal’s peace process.

20 lawmakers from all member countries are participating in the conference.