DPM MoFA Union Minister attends 3rd ACD Summit in Qatar

 

At the official invitation of the State of Qatar, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe participated in the 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, which was held on 3 October 2024 in Doha, the State of Qatar.

The Heads of State/ Government, Foreign Ministers and representatives of the ACD Member States attended the 3rd ACD Summit, which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha. At the meeting, the delegations welcomed the theme of the host of the 3rd ACD Summit, i.e. “Sports Diplomacy”, and delivered their respective country statements.

On the morning of 3 October 2024, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe delivered a statement at the 3rd ACD Summit.

In his statement, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Minister expressed his thanks to the State of Qatar for hosting the 3rd ACD Summit. He acknowledged the leadership of Iran, the current Chair of ACD. Moreover, he recalled the successful holding of the 19th ACD Ministerial Meeting in June 2024 in Tehran, where all ACD Member States adopted the “Tehran Declaration” by consensus. The Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Minister welcomed Thailand for its commitment as the incoming ACD Chair for the year 2025, and he assured Myanmar of full support for Thailand.

At the 3rd ACD Summit, the Heads of Delegation 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 ACD Member States congratulated Ambassador Nasser Raden Thamer Al-Mutairi of Kuwait and Ambassador Mohammaed Taghi Hosseini of Iran on their appointments as the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary General of ACD, respectively. In addition, the “Doha Declaration” was adopted by consensus as an outcome document of the 3rd ACD Summit.

During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs updated the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development, and democracy, as well as hold general elections in the country. He also updated the heads of delegation of ACD member states on the latest developments taking place in Myanmar.

On the afternoon of 3 October 2024, the Amir of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted an official luncheon in honour of delegations to the 3rd ACD Summit at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha.

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was inaugurated in June 2002 in Cha-Am, Thailand. Currently, 35 countries representing five (5) Regional Groups of Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and East Asia are members of the ACD. Myanmar is one of the founding members of ACD.

By and large, ACD aims to promote interdependence among Asian countries and transform the Asian continent into an Asian community. The ACD Secretariat was inaugurated in October 2013, with its headquarters in Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait.

At the moment, the Member States of ACD have agreed on six 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.

The representatives from (32) ACD Member States have participated in the 3rd ACD Summit held in the State of Qatar.

MNA

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