Asia Cooperation: Dy PM attends 19th Dialogue Ministerial Meeting

At the official invitation of Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani, Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the current Chair of Asia Cooperation Dialogue(ACD), the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe participated in the 19th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting on the 24th of June in Tehran of Iran.

At the Meeting, theForeign Ministers and representatives cordially discussed and exchanged views on matters related to ACD Cooperation mechanisms as well as regional and global issues. Moreover, the ACD Member States updated the Meeting on the developments taking place in their respective countries.

At the meeting, the “Guiding Principles for the Functioning of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue Secretariat” and “Rules of Procedure of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue” were approved. In addition, the “Tehran Declaration”was adopted by consensus as an outcome document of the 19th ACD Ministerial Meeting.

During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs also updated the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the latest developments of Myanmar to the Heads of Delegation of ACD Member States.

In the evening of 23 June 2024, the Acting Foreign Minister of Iran, Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani hosted an official Dinner in honor of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and delegations of ACD Member States at the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran.

At the moment, the Member States of ACD have agreed six priority pillars of Cooperation that are in line with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development namely: 1) Connectivity; 2) Science, Technology and Innovation; 3) Education and Human Resource Development; 4) Food, Energy and Water Security; 5) Culture and Tourism; and 6) Inclusive and Sustainable Development.