Asia Cooperation Dialogue
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. Its secretariat is in Kuwait City.
Asia Cooperation Dialogue | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
 Member states in yellow | |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
| Official languages | Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Bengali, Malay, Japanese, Filipino, Punjabi |
| Type | Regional cooperation organizations |
| Members | 35 Countries
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| Leaders | |
• Secretary-General |  Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana |
| Establishment | 2002 |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,872,864 km2 (18,097,714 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 4,317,290,284 |
• Density | 92/km2 (238.3/sq mi) |
Website ACD-Dialogue.org | |
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
| Meeting | Location | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cha-am | 18–19 June 2002 |
| 2nd | Chiang Mai | 21–22 June 2003 |
| 3rd |  Qingdao | 21–22 June 2004 |
| 4th |  Islamabad | 4–6 April 2005 |
| 5th |  Doha | 23–24 May 2006 |
| 6th |  Seoul | 5–6 June 2007 |
| 7th |  Astana | 16–17 October 2008 |
| 8th |  Colombo | 15–16 October 2009 |
| 9th |  Tehran | 8–9 November 2010 |
| 10th |  Kuwait City | 10–11 October 2012 |
| 11th |  Dushanbe | 29 March 2013 |
| 12th |  Manama | 26 November 2013 |
| 13th |  Riyadh | 25 November 2014 |
| 14th | Bangkok | 9–10 March 2016 |
| 15th |  Abu Dhabi | 16–17 January 2017 |
| 16th | Doha | 30 April 2019 |
| 17th |  Ankara | 21 January 2021 |
Summits
| Summit | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kuwait City | 15–17 October 2012 |
| 2nd | Bangkok | 8–10 October 2016 |
| 3rd | Doha | 2023 |
Member states
The ACD was founded by 18 members. Since May 2019, the organization consists of 35 states as listed below (including all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). Overlapping regional organization membership in italics.
| Name | Accession date | Regional organization |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 17 October 2012 | SAARC, ECO |
| Bahrain | 18 June 2002 | GCC, AL |
 Bangladesh | 18 June 2002 | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
 Bhutan | 27 September 2004 | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
 Brunei | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN |
 Cambodia | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN, MGC |
| China | 18 June 2002 | SCO |
 India | 18 June 2002 | SAARC, BIMSTEC, MGC, SCO |
 Indonesia | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN |
| Iran | 21 June 2004 | ECO |
 Japan | 18 June 2002 | — |
| Kazakhstan | 21 June 2003 | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| South Korea | 18 June 2002 | — |
| Kuwait | 21 June 2003 | GCC, AL |
 Kyrgyzstan | 16 October 2008 | CIS, ECO, SCO |
 Laos | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN, MGC |
 Malaysia | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN |
 Mongolia | 21 June 2004 | — |
 Myanmar | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC |
 Nepal | 10 March 2016 | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
 Oman | 21 June 2003 | GCC, AL |
| Pakistan | 18 June 2002 | SAARC, SCO, ECO |
 Philippines | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN |
 Palestine | 1 May 2019 | AL |
| Qatar | 18 June 2002 | GCC, AL |
 Russia | 4 April 2005 | CIS, SCO |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 April 2005 | GCC, AL |
 Singapore | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN |
| Sri Lanka | 21 June 2003 | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
| Tajikistan | 5 June 2006 | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| Thailand | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC |
| Turkey | 26 September 2013 | CoE, ECO, NATO |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 June 2004 | GCC, AL |
 Uzbekistan | 5 June 2006 | CIS, ECO, SCO |
 Vietnam | 18 June 2002 | ASEAN, MGC |
See also
- Asia Council
- Asia–Europe Meeting
- Asian Clearing Union
- Asian Currency Unit
- Asian Development Bank
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Asian Parliamentary Assembly
- Belt and Road Initiative
- Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
- Continental regional organizations
- Continental union
- East Asia Community
- Eurasian Economic Union
- International organization
- Pan-Asianism
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Notes
References
Further reading
- Why We Need an Asian Union
- European Policy Centre (2005-01): EU and Asian Integration Processes Compared
- The Guardian (2005-04-12): Hopes and Fears of an Asian Union
- International Herald Tribune (2005-06-18): Toward an 'Asian Union'?
- Asia Times (2005-10-01): Hedging China with FTAs
- International Herald Tribune (2005-12-16): An Asian Union? Not Yet
- Bangkok Post (2006-05-19): Towards a Truly Pan-Asian Community
- China Daily (2007-04-21): Asian Integration Still a Long Way Off
- Tehran Times (2010-03-14): Ahmadinejad Proposes Establishment of Asian Union
External links
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