Question: Where did the 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue take place recently?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Doha
(c) Crimea
(d) New Delhi
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in Doha, Qatar on 1st May, 2019. The theme of the meeting was ‘Partners in Progress’.
- Gen. (Dr) V.K. Singh (Retd), Minister of State for External Affairs led the Indian delegation.
- India’s appealed for working cooperatively with all ACD Member States in line with the Government of India’s approach of ‘Collective Efforts, Inclusive Growth’.
- The need for concerted efforts across Asia to ensure energy security in the region for sustainable development and poverty eradication by pursuing non-polluting renewable sources such as solar power was stressed at the ACD.
- It was also urged to the Member States to join the International Solar Alliance launched in November 2015.
- The keenness of India to play an enabling role for ensuring collective action on various objectives and projects of ACD in order to promote the pursuit of stability, peace, growth and prosperity was also underscored.
Asia Cooperation Dialogue:
- The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was inaugurated in June, 2002 in Cha-Am, Thailand, where 18 Asian Foreign Ministers met together for the first time. It has 34 member countries with Nepal being the latest.
- ACD aims to constitute the missing link in Asia by incorporating every Asian country and building an Asian Community without duplicating other organizations.
- India and China are the founding members of this organisation. It was joined later by Russia, Kuwait, and Turkey etc.
Links:
https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/31232/16th_Ministerial_Meeting_of_Asia_Cooperation_Dialogue
http://www.acd-dialogue.org/about-acd.html