Latest reports arriving from the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the eight SAARC nations currently held at the BMICH in Colombo indicate that 'terrorism' will be a main focus of this year's summit as several SAARC nations including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have experienced some of the deadliest terrorists attack in the recent past.

Other key issues the officials are expected to take up include food security, energy crisis, and climate change as highly important matters that should be addressed immediately by the SAARC nations.

Foreign Ministers participating at the 30th session of the Council of Ministers have expressed positive expectations from the summit.

"I have very positive expectations from the summit and it will be a successful summit," said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Qureshi also confirmed that he will be meeting his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee on the sidelines of the summit, and both would be reviewing the current state of bilateral relations.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhary concurred that "it will be an outstanding summit" and expressed confidence that the delegated we will be able to deliver for the people of SAARC nations.