Asia Cooperation Dialogue

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is an intergovernmental organization created on 18 June 2002. It was created to promote Asian cooperation. The organization covers all of Asia. Its secretariat is in Kuwait.

 History 
The idea of an Asia Cooperation Dialogue was talked about at the First International Conference of Asian Political Parties (held in Manila between 17–20 September 2000) by Surakiart Sathirathai. People thought that Asia as a continent should have its own forum to discuss Asia-wide cooperation. The idea 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 
MeetingLocationDate(s)1st Cha-am18–19 June 20022nd Chiang Mai21–22 June 20033rd Qingdao21–22 June 20044th Islamabad4–6 April 20055th Doha23–24 May 20066th Seoul5–6 June 20077th Astana16–17 October 20088th Colombo15–16 October 20099th Tehran8–9 November 201010th Kuwait City10–11 October 201211th Dushanbe29 March 201312th Manama26 November 201313th Riyadh25 November 201414th Bangkok9–10 March 201615th Abu Dhabi16–17 January 201716th Doha30 April 2019

 Summits 
SummitLocationDatesI Kuwait City15–17 October 2012II Bangkok8–10 October 2016III Tehran2018

 Member states 


The ACD was founded by 18 members. The organization currently has 34 states, listed below (it includes all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). Overlapping regional organization membership in italics.

NameAccession dateRegional organizationSAARC, ECOGCC, ALSAARC, BIMSTEC One more membership request was finally confirmed at the ACD Breakfast Meeting of 27 September 2004SAARC, BIMSTECASEANASEAN, MGCSCOSAARC, BIMSTEC, MGC, SCOASEANECO— CIS, ECO, SCO—GCC, ALCIS, ECO, SCOASEAN, MGCASEAN—ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGCSAARC, BIMSTECGCC, ALSAARC, SCO, ECOASEAN,GCC, AL Located partially in Europe.CIS, CoE, SCOGCC, ALASEANSAARC, BIMSTECCIS, ECO, SCOASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGCCoE,Turkey is a European Union candidate since 1999. ECO,
NATOGCC, ALCIS, ECO, SCOASEAN, MGC

 References 

Category:Organizations based in Kuwait