Nepal, March 19 -- Lawmakers from across political parties on Monday voiced concerns over the stalled SAARC process and urged the government to take diplomatic initiative to revive it. The SAARC summit has not been held since 2014.

Following a terrorist attack on an Indian military base in 2016, India was the first country to pull out from the scheduled 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan. Later, other SAARC countries followed the Indian decision, throwing the entire SAARC process in jeopardy.

Cross-party lawmakers expressed their concerns during the regular House session on Monday after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha tabled the Bimstec Charter approved by the Bimstec Summit in Colombo in 2022.

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