The Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is a body created in 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level, helping to integrate the previously separate regional organizations of political or economical cooperation such as ASEAN, SAARC or the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Member states

The ACD currently brings together 28 states from Asia.

The 18 founding member-states were the following (which included all ten members of ASEAN):

In 2003, at the 2nd ACD Ministerial Meeting, 4 new member-states were accepted:

In 2004, at the 3rd ACD Ministerial Meeting, 3 new member-states were accepted:

One more membership request was finally confirmed at the ACD Breakfast Meeting of 27 September 2004:

Lastly, 2 new member-states were accepted at the 4th ACD Ministerial Meeting, in 2005:

ACD Ministerial Meetings

• 1st ACD Ministerial Meeting: 18–19 June in Cha-am , Thailand
• 2nd ACD Ministerial Meeting: 21–22 June, 2003 in Chiang Mai, Thailand
• 3rd ACD Ministerial Meeting: 21–22 June, 2004 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
• 4th ACD Ministerial Meeting: 4–6 April, 2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan
• The 5th ACD Ministerial Meeting will take place in Qatar.

External links

• Official site