PREAMBLE
Whereas the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the recognised apex regional organisation of business, having identified tourism as an area where meaningful co-operation is required and is possible has established an SCCI Tourism Council to be co-ordinated by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), member organisation of SCCI and having representation from tourism business from all seven SAARC countries.And whereas the Tourism Council had three seminars organised at Lahore (Pakistan), Colombo (Sri Lanka), and New Delhi (India) which deliberated and discussed in detail the issues, constraints, potentials prospects and the activities to be carried out for raising the level of co-operation in this area and realising the potential of this sector's to contribution to the economic development of SAARC member countries.
Now, therefore, we the members of Tourism Council representing tourism business of each of our countries as nominated by respective national apex chambers federations gathered in the conference and council meeting, convinced of our obligation to promote the development of co-operation in the field of tourism and contribute to the economic development of our respective countries and that of the SAARC region as a whole make the following declaration.PURPOSE* to unite tourism related businesses associations and organisations of the SAARC region for the common purpose of promotion of the tourism industry in the region, and contribute to the sustainable development of the economy of each of the countries of the SAARC fraternity;
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