Asia Cooperation Dialogue
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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
| Meeting | Location | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Template:Flagicon Cha-am | 18–19 June 2002 |
| 2nd | Template:Flagicon Chiang Mai | 21–22 June 2003 |
| 3rd | Template:Flagicon Qingdao | 21–22 June 2004 |
| 4th | Template:Flagicon Islamabad | 4–6 April 2005 |
| 5th | Template:Flagicon Doha | 23–24 May 2006 |
| 6th | Template:Flagicon Seoul | 5–6 June 2007 |
| 7th | Template:Flagicon Astana | 16–17 October 2008 |
| 8th[3] | Template:Flagicon Colombo | 15–16 October 2009 |
| 9th | Template:Flagicon Tehran | 8–9 November 2010 |
| 10th | Template:Flagicon Kuwait City | 10–11 October 2012 |
| 11th[4] | Template:Flagicon Dushanbe | 29 March 2013 |
| 12th[5] | Template:Flagicon Manama | 26 November 2013 |
| 13th[6] | Template:Flagicon Riyadh | 25 November 2014 |
| 14th[7] | Template:Flagicon Bangkok | 9–10 March 2016 |
| 15th[8] | Template:Flagicon Abu Dhabi | 16–17 January 2017 |
| 16th[9] | Template:Flagicon Doha | 30 April 2019 |
| 17th | Template:Flagicon Ankara | 21 January 2021 |
Summits
| Summit | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Template:Flagicon Kuwait City | 15–17 October 2012 |
| 2nd | Template:Flagicon Bangkok | 8–10 October 2016 |
| 3rd | Template:Flagicon 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[10] as listed below (including all current members of the ASEAN and the GCC). Overlapping regional organization membership in italics.
| Name | Accession date | Regional organization |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | Template:Dts | SAARC, ECO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". [t 1] | Template:Dts | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN, MGC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SAARC, BIMSTEC, MGC, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ECO, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | — |
| Script error: No such module "flag". [t 2] | Template:Dts | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | — |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag".[11] | Template:Dts | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN, MGC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | — |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SAARC, SCO, ECO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". [t 2] | Template:Dts | CIS, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | SAARC, BIMSTEC |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN, BIMSTEC, MGC |
| Script error: No such module "flag".[10][t 2] | Template:Dts | CoE,[t 3] ECO, NATO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | GCC, AL |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | CIS, ECO, SCO |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Dts | ASEAN, MGC |
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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
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References
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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
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- Asia Regional Integration Center
- Association for Asian Union
- Boao Forum for Asia
- New Asia Forum
- Society for Asian Integration
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