1st ACD meeting opens in Tehran

The 1st Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Senior Officials Meeting on Cultural Cooperation kicked off in Tehran Monday morning.


Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini along with some other officials of the country as well as a number of top cultural officials from several Asian states are attending the two-day meeting.

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was inaugurated in June 2002 in Thailand. The ACD is a continent-wide forum, the first of its kind in Asia.

It aims to constitute the missing link in Asia by incorporating every Asian country and building an Asian Community without duplicating other organizations or creating a bloc against others. A key principle is to consolidate Asian strengths and fortify Asia's competitiveness by maximizing the diversity and rich resources evident in Asia.

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