Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy speaks at the dialogue
Participants stressed the need for ACD to maintain core values and contribute to stepping up existing regional and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms.
They also discussed a vision and orientations for ACD’s long-term development, and proposed solutions to improve the role and efficiency of this cooperation mechanism, to uphold Asia’s potential and central role in the global economy.
They also reached a consensus on the re-organisation of 20 cooperation fields within ACD into six pillars: connection; science and technology, innovation and creativeness; education and human resource development; inter-relationship in food security, energy and water resources; culture and tourism; and the promotion of approaches for sustainable and comprehensive growth.
Deputy Minister Quy stressed the role played by ACD in strengthening connection among its member nations in dealing with development challenges.
He said it is necessary to give cooperation priorities in adapting to climate change, protecting the environment and ensuring security of food, energy and water resources.
On the sidelines of the event, the Vietnamese delegation’s head had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, China, and the host Thailand.
The Asia Cooperation Dialogue consists of 34 countries from the Asian region, including the newly-admitted member – Nepal.
The 15th ACD Ministerial Meeting will be hosted by the UAE in 2017.
