18th SAARC summit

18th SAARC summit १८औं सार्क शिखर सम्मेलन
Host country	Nepal
Date	26–27 November 2014
Motto	‘Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity’
Venue(s)	National Assembly Hall (राष्ट्रिय सभा गृह)
Cities	Kathmandu
Participants	Afghanistan  Bangladesh  Bhutan  India

The eighteenth summit of 'South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation' (SAARC) was held in Kathmandu, the capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal during 26–27 November 2014. The theme of the summit was Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity, focused on enhancing connectivity between the member states for easier transit-transport across the region. Sushil Koirala, the then Nepalese prime minister, was the main host of the event which took place in Rastriya Sabha Griha ^[1] The summit took place after an interval of three years as the previous summit was held in 2011 in Maldives.