Asian countries intend to strengthen cooperation during the post-coronavirus period

Nur-Sultan, January 21, 2021 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi took part in the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), held via videoconference at the initiative of Turkey, the ACD Chair.

During the event, Mr. Tileuberdi noted the importance of the joint search for ways to strengthen practical cooperation in attracting investment, as well as to promote business, trade and tourism in the post-coronavirus period. As the Chair of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Kazakhstan proposed to establish cooperation between the ACD and CICA secretariats to fully utilize the cooperative potential of these structures for economic development of the countries of Asia and the Middle East.

The participants discussed pressing issues of regional development and agreed to make efforts to further enhance cooperation within the ACD.

The event resulted in the adoption of the Ankara Declaration.

The ACD is an intergovernmental forum for dialogue, consultation, decision-making and consensus-based implementation of measures in various areas of political and economic cooperation in Asia. The Forum was established on June 19, 2002. Currently, the ACD membership includes 35 countries of Asia and the Middle East. Kazakhstan joined the ACD in 2003.