The government of Japan has committed Rs 12 million to the SAARC Secretariat to support initiatives under the SAARC–Japan Special Fund. The agreement was signed on Monday by Golam Sarwar, Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and Japan’s Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru. The funding aims to enhance cooperation and friendly ties between Japan and SAARC’s eight member countries. Programs supported by the fund typically focus on areas such as technology transfer, poverty reduction, and cultural collaboration across the region.
