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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Youth Parliamentarians Conference was held in which city
A
New Delhi
B
Colombo
C
Beijing
D
Islamabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the First Summit held in Dhaka on 7-8 December 1985, the Charter establishing the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was adopted.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7–8 December 1985 and was attended by the Government representative and president of Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the Prime Minister of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secretariat: Kathmandu (Nepal).

Detailed explanation-4: -SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Detailed explanation-5: -The last SAARC summit, which is supposed to be a biennial event, was hosted by Nepal in 2014.

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