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The 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit is all set to formally begin here tomorrow. Heads of state or government from eight South Asian countries, including Nepal, and representatives of nine observers are already in capital for the Summit. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala will inaugurate the two-day regional jamboree at the City Hall tomorrow morning, when Maldives will hand over SAARC Chairmanship to Nepal and PM will assume the role of new SAARC chair. This is the third time that Nepal is hosting SAARC Summit after January 2002 and November 1987. This Summit is the most important diplomatic gathering in Nepal after it became a secular republic in 2008.