Nepal likely to become 34th ACD member

Kathmandu March 8– Nepal is likely to become member of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), an Asia-wide cooperation framework as ACD’s 14th ministerial meeting scheduled from March 9-10 in Bangkok, Thailand is expected to endorse Nepal’s membership.

The meeting is expected to endorse Nepal as its 34th member, said a high-level official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ACD is an Asia-wide cooperation framework established in Thailand in June 2002 with the main objectives of promoting interdependence among Asian countries in all areas of cooperation, expanding trade and financial market within Asia and enhancing Asia’s economic competitiveness in the global market and ultimately transforming the Asian continent into an Asian Community. As many as 33 countries of the region are members of the ACD.