Asian_Cooperation_Dialogue

Asia Cooperation Dialogue

Asia Cooperation Dialogue

Intergovernmental organization

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is an intergovernmental organization created on 18 June 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to ensure coordination among different regional organizations such as the ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the SAARC. It is the first international organization to cover the whole of Asia.[3] Its secretariat is in Kuwait City.[3]

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History

The idea of an Asia Cooperation Dialogue was raised at the First International Conference of Asian Political Parties (held in Manila between 17 and 20 September 2000) by Surakiart Sathirathai, then deputy leader of the now defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, on behalf of his party leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, then Prime Minister of Thailand. It was suggested that Asia as a continent should have its own forum to discuss Asia-wide cooperation. Afterwards, the idea of the ACD was formally put forward during the 34th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Hanoi, 23–24 July 2001 and at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in Phuket, 20–21 February 2002.

Ministerial meetings

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Summits

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Member states

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Membership and expansion of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue:
  Founding members
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2008
  2010 or later

The ACD was founded by 18 members. Since May 2019, the organization consists of 35 states[12] as listed below (including all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). Overlapping regional organization membership in italics.

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See also

Notes

  1. [t 1]
    One more membership request was finally confirmed at the ACD Breakfast Meeting of 27 September 2004
  2. [t 2]
    Located partially in Europe.
  3. [t 3]
    Turkey is a European Union candidate since 1999.

References

  1. [1]
    "Asia Cooperation Dialogue". www.acd-dialogue.org.
  2. [2]
    Corresponds to the terrestrial surface. Including the Exclusive Economic Zones of each member state, the total area is 73 936 667 km².
  3. [3]
    "From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Arrangements for media coverage of the 8th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting October 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. [5]
    "Thaksin's Statement at the 11th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting". wordpress.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "12th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting held in Bahrain". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. [7]
    "32 ministers to attend Riyadh conference". Arab News.com. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Chairman's Statement 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2016.
  9. [9]
    "15th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 16–17 January 2017, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". 17 January 2017.
  10. [10]
    "16th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 30 April 2019, Doha, Qatar". 17 January 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Asia Cooperation Dialogue". www.acd-dialogue.org. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. [12]
    "No: 253, 26 September 2013, Press Release on Turkey's Membership to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  13. [13]
    "Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends the 7th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers'Meeting in Kazakhstan". Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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