Picture Gallery: Inaugural session of SAARC Summit

Heads of state of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries attend the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. HAVEERU PHOTO/ NASRULLA SOLIH

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa attends the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa attend the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Delegates from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries attend the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. HAVEERU PHOTO/ NASRULLA SOLIH

President Mohamed Nasheed delivers his speech at the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

President Mohamed Nasheed (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed attends the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani delivers his speech at the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivers his speech at the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Yoser Thinley (R), Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (C) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai attend the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

President Mohamed Nasheed chairs the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delivers his opening remarks at the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed speaks at the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

President Mohamed Nasheed (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Heads of state of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries attend the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. PHOTO/ HUSSEIN SINAN

Delegates from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries attend the inaugural session of the 17th SAARC Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. HAVEERU PHOTO/ NASRULLA SOLIH

President Mohamed Nasheed (R) and Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Yoser Thinley attend the inaugural session of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit at the Equatorial Convention Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu on November 10, 2011. HAVEERU PHOTO/ NASRULLA SOLIH