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{{Short description|Intergovernmental organization}}
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{{Infobox Geopolitical organization
{{Infobox Geopolitical organization
|name = Asia Cooperation Dialogue
| linking_name = Asia Cooperation Dialogue
| symbol_type = Logo
|linking_name = Asia Cooperation Dialogue
| image_symbol = Asia Cooperation Dialogue logo.png
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|image_map = Asian Cooperation Dialogue.png
| map_caption = Member states in yellow
| org_type = Regional cooperation organizations
|map_caption = Member states in yellow
| membership_type = Members
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| membership = {{Collapsible list
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| title = 35 Countries
|membership = {{Collapsible list
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| title = 33 Countries
|{{flag|Afghanistan}}
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{flag|Bhutan}}
|{{flag|Bhutan}}
|{{flag|Brunei}}
|{{flag|Brunei}}
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|{{flag|China}}
|{{flag|China}}
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|{{flag|Mongolia}}
|{{flag|Mongolia}}
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|{{flag|Oman}}
|{{flag|Oman}}
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|{{flag|Palestine}}
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{flag|Qatar}}
|{{flag|Qatar}}
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|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{flag|Vietnam}}}}
|{{flag|Vietnam}}}}
|admin_center_type = Headquarters
| admin_center_type = Headquarters
|admin_center = Vacant
| admin_center = [[Kuwait City]]
| official_languages = [[Arabic]], [[Hindi]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Malay language|Malay]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|leader_title1 = President
| leader_title1 = Secretary-General
|leader_name1 = Vacant
| leader_name1 = {{flagdeco|Thailand}} Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia Cooperation Dialogue |url=http://www.acd-dialogue.org/secretary-general-of-provisional-secretariat.html |website=www.acd-dialogue.org}}</ref>
|leader_title2 = Secretary General
| leader_title2 =
|leader_name2 = Bundit Limschoon<ref>http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/28/39591-Thailand-nominates-ACD-Secretary-General--and-high.html</ref>
|established = 2002
| leader_name2 =
| established = 2002
|official_website = {{url|http://www.acddialogue.com/}}
| area_km2 = 46872864<ref name="Stat2016">Corresponds to the terrestrial surface. Including the [[Exclusive Economic Zones]] of each member state, the total area is 73 936 667 km².</ref>
| area_sq_mi =
| population_estimate = 4,317,290,284
| population_density_km2 = 92
| population_density_sq_mi =
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The '''Asia Cooperation Dialogue''' ('''ACD''') is an [[intergovernmental organization]] created on 18 June 2002 to promote [[Asia]]n cooperation at a continental level and to help integrate separate [[regional organization]]s such as [[ASEAN]], [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council]], and the [[Eurasian Economic Union|EAEU]]


The '''Asia Cooperation Dialogue''' ('''ACD''') is an [[intergovernmental organization]] created on 18 June 2002 to promote [[Asia]]n cooperation at a continental level and to ensure coordination among different [[regional organization]]s such as the [[ASEAN]], the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]], the [[Eurasian Economic Union]], the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]], and the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]]. It is the first international organization to cover the whole of Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/aid.en.mfa|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref> Its secretariat is in [[Kuwait City]].<ref name=":0" />
Secretary General: Bundit LIMSCHOON


==History==
It is the main objective of the former Thai Prime Minister to form the Asia Co-operation Dialogue or the forerunner to the Asian Union. The ACD's main members states are Kuwait, Pakistan, India, Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Turkey,Indonesia, Thailand, China and Japan, the so-called major nine ACD Nations.<ref>For an analysis of the history of the ACD see Michael, Arndt (2013). India's Foreign Policy and Regional Multilateralism (Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 175-181.</ref>
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 (city)|Phuket]], 20–21 February 2002.


===Ministerial meetings===
==Objectives==
{| class="wikitable"
The main objectives of the ACD are to:
! Meeting
#Promote interdependence among Asian countries in all areas of cooperation by identifying Asia's common strengths and opportunities which will help reduce poverty and improve the quality of life for Asian people whilst developing a knowledge-based society within Asia and enhancing community and people empowerment;
! Location
#Expand the trade and financial market within Asia and increase the bargaining power of Asian countries in lieu of competition and, in turn, enhance Asia's economic competitiveness in the global market;
! Date(s)
#Serve as the missing link in Asian cooperation by building upon Asia's potentials and strengths through supplementing and complementing existing cooperative frameworks so as to become a viable partner for other regions;
|-
#Ultimately transform the Asian continent into an Asian Community, capable of interacting with the rest of the world on a more equal footing and contributing more positively towards mutual peace and prosperity.
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Cha-am District|Cha-am]]
| 18–19 June 2002
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Chiang Mai]]
| 21–22 June 2003
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Qingdao]]
| 21–22 June 2004
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Islamabad]]
| 4–6 April 2005
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Doha]]
| 23–24 May 2006
|-
| 6th
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
| 5–6 June 2007
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Nur-Sultan|Astana]]
| 16–17 October 2008
|-
| 8th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dfa.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/attachment-2.pdf |title=Arrangements for media coverage of the 8th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting October 2009 |access-date=15 September 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Colombo]]
| 15–16 October 2009
|-
| 9th
| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Tehran]]
| 8–9 November 2010
|-
| 10th
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait City]]
| 10–11 October 2012
|-
| 11th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thailandnewsworth.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/thaksins-statement-at-the-11th-asia-cooperation-dialogue-ministerial-meeting/|title=Thaksin’s Statement at the 11th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting|date=3 April 2013|website=wordpress.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[Dushanbe]]
| 29 March 2013
|-
| 12th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-11/26/c_132918078_2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208223049/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-11/26/c_132918078_2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2013|title=12th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting held in Bahrain|website=xinhuanet.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Manama]]
| 26 November 2013
|-
| 13th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/653756|title=32 ministers to attend Riyadh conference|publisher=[[Arab News]].com|date=2 November 2009|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Riyadh]]
| 25 November 2014
|-
| 14th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acd-dialogue.org/ministerial-meeting/14th/chairman-statement.pdf|title=Chairman’s Statement 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912170923/http://www.acd-dialogue.org/ministerial-meeting/14th/chairman-statement.pdf|archive-date=12 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Bangkok]]
| 9–10 March 2016
|-
| 15th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acd-dialogue.org/news-events-2017-august-1.html|title=15th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 16–17 January 2017, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates|date=17 January 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
| 16–17 January 2017
|-
| 16th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/31232/16th_Ministerial_Meeting_of_Asia_Cooperation_Dialogue|title=16th ACD Ministerial Meeting, 30 April 2019, Doha, Qatar|date=17 January 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Doha]]
| 30 April 2019
|-
|17th
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Ankara]]
| 21 January 2021
|}


==History==
===Summits===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Expand section|date=July 2010}}
|-
The idea of an Asia Cooperation Dialogue was raised at the First International Conference of Asian Political Parties (held in [[Manila]] between 17–20 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 (city)|Phuket]], 20–21 February 2002.
! Summit
! Location
! Dates
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait City]]
| 15–17 October 2012
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Bangkok]]
| 8–10 October 2016
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Doha]]
| 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acd-dialogue.org/dialogue-acd-summit.html|title=Asia Cooperation Dialogue|website=www.acd-dialogue.org|access-date= 14 October 2022}}</ref>
|}


==Member states==
;Ministerial Meetings
*1st ACD Ministerial Meeting: June 18–19, 2002 in [[Cha Am]], Thailand
*2nd ACD Ministerial Meeting: June 21–22, 2003 in [[Chiang Mai]], Thailand
*3rd ACD Ministerial Meeting: June 21–22, 2004 in [[Qingdao]], [[People's Republic of China]]
*4th ACD Ministerial Meeting: April 4–6, 2005 in [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]
*5th ACD Ministerial Meeting: May 23–24, 2006 in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
*6th ACD Ministerial Meeting: June 5–6, 2007 in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
*7th ACD Ministerial Meeting: October 16–17, 2008 in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
*8th ACD Ministerial Meeting: October 15–16, 2009 in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://dfa.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/attachment-2.pdf| title=Arrangements for media coverage of the 8th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting October 2009| accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref>
*9th ACD Ministerial Meeting: November 8–9, 2010 in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
*10th ACD Ministerial Meeting: October 10–11, 2012 in [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
*11th ACD Ministerial Meeting: March 29, 2013 in [[Dushanbe]], [[Tajikistan]]<ref>http://thailandnewsworth.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/thaksins-statement-at-the-11th-asia-cooperation-dialogue-ministerial-meeting/</ref>
*12th ACD Ministerial Meeting: November 26, 2013 in [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]<ref>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-11/26/c_132918078_2.htm</ref>
*13th ACD Ministerial Meeting: November 25, 2014 in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/653756|title=32 ministers to attend Riyadh conference|publisher=[[Arab News]].com|date=2009-11-02|accessdate=2015-05-30}}</ref>
<!-- ;Future ACD Ministerial Meetings-->

==Member States==
[[Image:ACD Map Expansion.png|300px|thumb|Membership and expansion of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue]]
{{Supranational Asian Bodies|size=300px|align=right}}
{{Supranational Asian Bodies|size=300px|align=right}}
[[File:Asia Cooperation Dialogue Members by Year of Accession.svg|thumb|300x300px|'''Membership and expansion of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue:'''{{legend|#CB6837|Founding members}}{{legend|#DE993F|2003}}{{legend|#F0E350|2004}}{{legend|#F3EEB3|2005}}{{legend|#8383FD|2006}}{{legend|#3F48CC|2008}}{{legend|#29329C|2010 or later}}]]
The ACD was founded by 18 members. Since September 2013, the organization consists of 33 states<ref name=turkeyjoin>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-253_-26-september-2013_-press-release-on-turkey_s-membership-to--the-asia-cooperation-dialogue.en.mfa|title=No: 253, 26 September 2013, Press Release on Turkey’s Membership to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue|date=2013-09-26|accessdate=2013-10-26|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey]]}}</ref> as listed below (including all current members of ASEAN and the GCC). ''Overlapping [[regional organization]] membership in italics.''
The ACD was founded by 18 members. Since May 2019, the organization consists of 35 states<ref name=turkeyjoin>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-253_-26-september-2013_-press-release-on-turkey_s-membership-to--the-asia-cooperation-dialogue.en.mfa|title=No: 253, 26 September 2013, Press Release on Turkey’s Membership to the Asia Cooperation Dialogue|date=26 September 2013|access-date=26 October 2013|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey]]}}</ref> as listed below (including all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). ''Overlapping [[regional organization]] membership in italics.''

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|-
|{{AFG}}
|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2012|10|17}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|17}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|-
|-
|{{BHR}}
|{{BHR}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{BAN}}
|{{BAN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|-
|-
|{{BHU}} <ref group="t" name="bhu">One more membership request was finally confirmed at the ACD Breakfast Meeting of 27 September 2004</ref>
|{{BHU}} <ref group="t" name="bhu">One more membership request was finally confirmed at the ACD Breakfast Meeting of 27 September 2004</ref>
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2004|9|27}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|9|27}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|-
|-
|{{BRU}}
|{{BRU}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]]
|[[ASEAN]]
|-
|-
|{{CAM}}
|{{CAM}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]]
|-
|-
|{{CHN}}
|{{CHN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{IND}}
|{{IND}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{IDN}}
|{{IDN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]]
|[[ASEAN]]
|-
|-
|{{IRN}}
|{{IRN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|[[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|-
|-
|{{JPN}}
|{{JPN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|—
|&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{KAZ}} <ref group="t" name="Europe"/>
|{{KAZ}} <ref group="t" name="Europe"/>
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{KOR}}
|{{KOR}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|—
|&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{KUW}}
|{{KUW}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{KGZ}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t518795.htm| title=Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends the 7th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers’Meeting in Kazakhstan| accessdate=2010-06-28}}</ref>
|{{KGZ}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t518795.htm| title=Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends the 7th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers’Meeting in Kazakhstan| access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref>
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2008|10|16}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|10|16}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{LAO}}
|{{LAO}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]]
|-
|-
|{{MAS}}
|{{MAS}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]]
|[[ASEAN]]
|-
|-
|{{MGL}}
|{{MGL}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|—
|&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{MYA}}
|{{MYA}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[ASEAN]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]]
|-
|{{NEP}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|3|10}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|-
|-
|{{OMA}}
|{{OMA}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{PAK}}
|{{PAK}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|-
|-
|{{PHI}}
|{{PHI}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[ASEAN]]
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]],
|-
|{{PLE}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|5|1}}
|[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{QAT}}
|{{QAT}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{RUS}} <ref group="t" name="Europe">Located partially in [[Europe]].</ref>
|{{RUS}} <ref group="t" name="Europe">Located partially in [[Europe]].</ref>
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2005|4|4}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|4|4}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], ''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]''
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{SAU}}
|{{KSA}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2005|4|4}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|4|4}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{SIN}}
|{{SIN}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]]
|[[ASEAN]]
|-
|-
|{{SRI}}
|{{SRI}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|6|21}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|-
|-
|{{TJK}}
|{{TJK}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2006|6|5}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|6|5}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{THA}}
|{{THA}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[ASEAN]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]]
|-
|-
|{{TUR}}<ref name=turkeyjoin/><ref group="t" name="Europe"/>
|{{TUR}}<ref name=turkeyjoin/><ref group="t" name="Europe"/>
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2013|9|26}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|9|26}}
|''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]'',<ref group="t" name="turkey">Turkey is a [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|European Union candidate]] since 1999.</ref> [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]'',<ref group="t" name="turkey">Turkey is a [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|European Union candidate]] since 1999.</ref> [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]], [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]
|-
|-
|{{UAE}}
|{{UAE}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|6|21}}
|[[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]], [[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|-
|{{UZB}}
|{{UZB}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2006|6|5}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|6|5}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]], [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]]
|-
|-
|{{VIE}}
|{{VIE}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|style="text-align:right"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|18}}
|[[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MCG]]
|[[ASEAN]], [[Mekong–Ganga Cooperation|MGC]]
|}
|}
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== Other Asian countries ==

The remaining non-member Asian countries and regions have so far not expressed interest in joining the ACD. ''Overlapping [[regional organization]] membership in italics.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" white-space:nowrap"
!Name
!Regional organization

|-
|{{ARM}} <ref group="I" name="CoE"/>
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], ''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]''
|-
|{{AZE}} <ref group="I" name="Europe">Located partially in [[Europe]].</ref>
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], ''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]'', [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|-
|{{CYP}} <ref group="I" name="CoE">Located entirely in [[West Asia]] but having socio-political connections with Europe.</ref><ref group="I" name="cyp">Cyprus is [[European Union]] member since 2004.</ref>
|[[European Union|EU]], ''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]''
|-
|{{ETM}}
|[[List of ASEAN member states#ASEAN candidate states|ASEAN]] candidate, ''[[Pacific Islands Forum|PIF]] observer''
|-
|{{EGY}} <ref group="I" name="Africa">Located mostly in [[Africa]].</ref>
|[[Arab League|AL]], ''[[African Union#Membership|AU]]''
|-
|{{GEO}} <ref group="I" name="Europe"/>
|''[[Council of Europe|CoE]]''
|-
|{{IRQ}}
|[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|{{ISR}}
|''[[Member states of the Council of Europe#Observers|CoE observer]]''
|-
|{{JOR}}
|[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|{{LBN}}
|[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|{{MDV}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]]
|-
|{{NEP}}
|[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]], [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]]
|-
|{{PRK}}
|&mdash;
|-
|{{PSE}}
||[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|{{PNG}} <ref group="I" name="Oceania">Located entirely in [[Oceania]] but having socio-political connections with Asia.</ref>
|[[List of ASEAN member states#ASEAN candidate states|ASEAN]] candidate, ''[[Pacific Islands Forum|PIF]]''
|-
|{{SYR}}
||[[Arab League|AL]]
|-
|{{TWN}} <ref group="I" name="roc">[[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) has not been able to join the ACD due to strong opposition from China which claims the island as part of its territory. See [[Legal status of Taiwan]] and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for details.</ref>
|&mdash;
|-
|{{TKM}}
|[[Commonwealth of Independent States#Membership status of CIS countries|CIS associate]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]
|-
|{{YEM}}
|[[Arab League|AL]], [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]] candidate
|}
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pan-Asianism]]
*[[Asia Council]]
*[[Asia–Europe Meeting]]
*[[Asian Clearing Union]]
*[[Asian Currency Unit]]
*[[Asian Currency Unit]]
*[[Asian Clearing Union]]
*[[Asian Development Bank]]
*[[Asian Development Bank]]
*[[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]]
*[[Asian Parliamentary Assembly]]
*[[Asian Parliamentary Assembly]]
*[[Belt and Road Initiative]]
*[[Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia]]
*[[List of intergovernmental organizations#Regional organizations|Continental regional organizations]]
*[[List of intergovernmental organizations#Regional organizations|Continental regional organizations]]
*[[International organization]]
*[[Continental union]]
*[[Continental union]]
*[[East Asia Community]]
*[[East Asia Community]]
*[[Eurasian Economic Union]]
*[[Asia–Europe Meeting]]
*[[International organization]]
*[[Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia]]
*[[Pan-Asianism]]
*[[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]]
*[[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]]

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[http://www.au2010.org/backgroundarticles.htm Why We Need an Asian Union]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145228/http://www.au2010.org/backgroundarticles.htm Why We Need an Asian Union]
*[http://www.nira.go.jp/newse/paper/japan-eu/pdf/berkofsky.pdf European Policy Centre (2005-01): EU and Asian Integration Processes Compared]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927074123/http://www.nira.go.jp/newse/paper/japan-eu/pdf/berkofsky.pdf European Policy Centre (2005-01): EU and Asian Integration Processes Compared]
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/burma/story/0,13373,1457342,00.html The Guardian (2005-04-12): Hopes and Fears of an Asian Union]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/burma/story/0,13373,1457342,00.html The Guardian (2005-04-12): Hopes and Fears of an Asian Union]
*[http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/17/news/edbowring.php International Herald Tribune (2005-06-18): Toward an 'Asian Union'?]
*[http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/17/news/edbowring.php International Herald Tribune (2005-06-18): Toward an 'Asian Union'?]
*[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GJ01Ad01.html Asia Times (2005-10-01): Hedging China with FTAs]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051028003825/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GJ01Ad01.html Asia Times (2005-10-01): Hedging China with FTAs]
*[http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/16/opinion/edbowring.php International Herald Tribune (2005-12-16): An Asian Union? Not Yet]
*[http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/16/opinion/edbowring.php International Herald Tribune (2005-12-16): An Asian Union? Not Yet]
*[http://www.acddialogue.com/news/articles_detail.php?ID=79 Bangkok Post (2006-05-19): Towards a Truly Pan-Asian Community]
*[http://www.acddialogue.com/news/articles_detail.php?ID=79 Bangkok Post (2006-05-19): Towards a Truly Pan-Asian Community]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.acddialogue.com/ Asia Cooperation Dialogue]
*[http://www.acd-dialogue.org/ Asia Cooperation Dialogue]
*[http://aric.adb.org/ Asia Regional Integration Center]
*[http://aric.adb.org/ Asia Regional Integration Center]
*[http://www.au2010.org/ Association for Asian Union]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161001154333/http://au2010.org/ Association for Asian Union]
*[http://www.boaoforum.org/ Boao Forum for Asia]
*[http://www.boaoforum.org/ Boao Forum for Asia]
*[http://www.newasiaforum.org/ New Asia Forum]
*[http://www.newasiaforum.org/ New Asia Forum]
*[http://www.asianintegration.com Society for Asian Integration]
*[http://www.asianintegration.com/ Society for Asian Integration]


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Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Logo of Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Logo
Member states in yellow
Member states in yellow
HeadquartersKuwait City
Official languagesArabic, Hindi, Chinese, Bengali, Malay, Japanese, Filipino, Punjabi
TypeRegional cooperation organizations
Members
35 Countries
Leaders
• Secretary-General
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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Summits[edit]

Summit Location Dates
1st Kuwait Kuwait City 15–17 October 2012
2nd Thailand Bangkok 8–10 October 2016
3rd Qatar Doha 2023[11]

Member states[edit]

MaldivesBangladeshBhutanNepalSri LankaIndiaMyanmarThailandCambodiaLaosVietnamBruneiIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeAfghanistanPakistanTurkmenistanIranAzerbaijanKazakhstanUzbekistanKyrgyzstanTajikistanChinaRussiaTurkeyJapanMongoliaSouth KoreaBahrainKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesSouth Asian Association for Regional CooperationBay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic CooperationMekong–Ganga CooperationAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsShanghai Cooperation OrganisationOrganization of Turkic StatesEconomic Cooperation OrganizationGulf Cooperation CouncilAsia Cooperation Dialogue
A clickable Euler diagram showing the relationships between various Asian regional organisations v • d • e
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.

Name Accession date Regional organization
 Afghanistan 17 October 2012 SAARC, ECO
 Bahrain 18 June 2002 GCC, AL
 Bangladesh 18 June 2002 SAARC, BIMSTEC
 Bhutan [t 1] 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 [t 2] 21 June 2003 CIS, ECO, SCO
 South Korea 18 June 2002 —
 Kuwait 21 June 2003 GCC, AL
 Kyrgyzstan[13] 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 [t 2] 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[12][t 2] 26 September 2013 CoE,[t 3] 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[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Asia Cooperation Dialogue". www.acd-dialogue.org. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "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. ^ "Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Attends the 7th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers'Meeting in Kazakhstan". Retrieved 28 June 2010.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

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