DPM Thapa left for Bangkot to participate in ACD

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa Wednesday left for Bangkok, Thailand to attend the 14^th ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).

He is leading a 6-member delegation to the meeting being held in on Wednesday and Thursday.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the meeting was expected to endorse Nepal as its 34^th member. DPM Thapa is scheduled to address the meeting on Thursday. 

The ACD was established in Thailand in June 2002 with the objectives of promoting interdependence among Asian countries in all areas of cooperation, expanding trade and financial market within Asia and enhancing Asia’s economic competitiveness in the global market.

 It also aims at transforming the Asian continent into an Asian Community.

Currently the ACD has 33 members.

The MoFA said  that DPM Thapa is visiting Thailand at the invitation of Thai Foreign Minister and chair of the ACD Don Pramudwinai.

Members of the Nepalese delegation include Nepalese ambassador to Thailand Khaga Nath Adhikari, joint secretary of MoFA Mani Prasad Bhattarai and other officials.

After attending the ACD ministerial meeting in Bangkok, DPM Thapa will leave for New Delhi on March 10 to attend the World Culture Festival as the guest of honour which is being organised by the Art of Living International Centre.

He is scheduled to return home on March 12.