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Question

SAARC Summit in May, 1995 decided:

  1. To end poverty by 2002 A.D.
  2. Against liberlisation of regional trade
  3. To talk on bilateral matters
  4. Against South East Asia Free Trade Agreement

Answer:

Option A: To end poverty by 2002 A.D.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “To end poverty by 2002 A.D.”.

This summit declared 1995 as the "SAARC Year of Poverty Eradication" and aimed to eliminate poverty from the region by 2002.