Mahat to participate in ACD Summit

Kathmandu, Oct. 6: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat is leaving for Thailand on Friday to participate in the 2^nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit which is being held in Bangkok from 8-10 October.

Dr. Mahat is leading a Nepalese delegation to the summit which is being held under the theme ‘One Asia, Diverse Strength’. 

He is scheduled to participate in the ACD Connect Business Forum and Innovative Financial Connectivity for a Sustainable Asia, and attend the ACD Foreign Ministers’ Working Dinner hosted by Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.

According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Minister will address the Summit on 10^th October.

The leaders of 34 ACD member states from Asia are expected to attend the summit.

“The Summit will consider and adopt three milestone documents, namely Bangkok Declaration, ACD Vision for Asia Cooperation 2030 and ACD Statement on Reigniting Growth through Partnership for Connectivity,” read the statement.

The Nepalese delegation includes foreign secretary Shankar Das Bairagi, Nepalese ambassador to Thailand Khagnath Adhikari, joint secretary at the MoFA Mani Prasad Bhattarai and other officials from the MoFA and the Embassy.

Established in June 2002, the ACD aims at promoting regional cooperation in its priority areas all across Asia. Nepal joined the Dialogue as its 34^th member in March this year.

Nepalese delegation is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on 11^th October.