Asia Cooperation Dialogue | |
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Headquarters | Kuwait City |
Official languages | English |
Type | Regional cooperation organizations |
Members | 35 Countries
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Leaders | |
• Secretary-General | Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana[1] |
Establishment | 2002 |
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]