Asia Cooperation Dialogue

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Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Asia Cooperation Dialogue logo.png
Logo
Asia Cooperation Dialogue member states.svg
Member states in yellow
Headquarters Kuwait City
Official languages English
TypeRegional cooperation organizations
Members
35 Countries
Leaders
• Secretary-General
Flag of Thailand.svg Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana [1]
Establishment2002
Area
• Total
46,872,864 [2]  km2 (18,097,714 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
4,317,290,284
• Density
92/km2 (238.3/sq mi)
Website
ACD-Dialogue.org

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 the Asia Cooperation Dialogue was raised at the First International Conference of Asian Political Parties (held in Manila in 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 in July 2001 and at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in Phuket in February 2002.

Ministerial meetings

MeetingLocationDate(s)
1st Flag of Thailand.svg Cha-am 18–19 June 2002
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai 21–22 June 2003
3rd Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qingdao 21–22 June 2004
4th Flag of Pakistan.svg Islamabad 4–6 April 2005
5th Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 23–24 May 2006
6th Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 5–6 June 2007
7th Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 16–17 October 2008
8th [4] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo 15–16 October 2009
9th Flag of Iran.svg Tehran 8–9 November 2010
10th Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City 10–11 October 2012
11th [5] Flag of Tajikistan.svg Dushanbe 29 March 2013
12th [6] Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama 26 November 2013
13th [7] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh 25 November 2014
14th [8] Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 9–10 March 2016
15th [9] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 16–17 January 2017
16th [10] Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 30 April 2019
17th Flag of Turkey.svg Ankara 21 January 2021

Summits

SummitLocationDates
1st Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City 15–17 October 2012
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 8–10 October 2016
3rd Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 2–3 October 2024

Member states

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The ACD was founded by 18 members. Since May 2019, the organization consists of 35 states [11] as listed below (including all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). Overlapping regional organization membership in italics.

NameAccession dateRegional organization
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan 17 October 2012 SAARC, ECO
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 18 June 2002 GCC, AL
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 June 2002 SAARC, BIMSTEC
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan [t 1] 27 September 2004 SAARC, BIMSTEC
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 18 June 2002 ASEAN
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 18 June 2002 ASEAN, MGC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18 June 2002 SCO
Flag of India.svg  India 18 June 2002 SAARC, BIMSTEC, MGC, SCO
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 18 June 2002 ASEAN
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 21 June 2004 ECO, SCO
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 18 June 2002—
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan [t 2] 21 June 2003 CIS, ECO, SCO
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 18 June 2002—
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 21 June 2003 GCC, AL
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan [12] 16 October 2008 CIS, ECO, SCO
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 18 June 2002 ASEAN, MGC
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 18 June 2002 ASEAN
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 21 June 2004—
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 18 June 2002 ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 10 March 2016 SAARC, BIMSTEC
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 21 June 2003 GCC, AL
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 June 2002 SAARC, SCO, ECO
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 18 June 2002 ASEAN
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1 May 2019 AL
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 18 June 2002 GCC, AL
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [t 2] 4 April 2005 CIS, SCO
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4 April 2005 GCC, AL
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 18 June 2002 ASEAN
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 21 June 2003 SAARC, BIMSTEC
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 5 June 2006 CIS, ECO, SCO
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 18 June 2002 ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [11] [t 2] 26 September 2013 CoE , [t 3] ECO, NATO
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 21 June 2004 GCC, AL
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5 June 2006 CIS, ECO, SCO
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 18 June 2002 ASEAN, MGC

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Asia Cooperation Dialogue". www.acd-dialogue.org.
  2. ↑ Corresponds to the terrestrial surface. Including the Exclusive Economic Zones of each member state, the total area is 73 936 667 km².
  3. 1 2 "From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arrangements for media coverage of the 8th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting October 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Thaksin's Statement at the 11th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting". wordpress.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  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. ↑ "32 ministers to attend Riyadh conference". Arab News.com. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chairman's Statement 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "15th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 16–17 January 2017, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates". 17 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "16th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 30 April 2019, Doha, Qatar". 17 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 "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.
  12. ↑ "Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends the 7th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers'Meeting in Kazakhstan" . Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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