New Delhi: The Secretary General of SAARC, Golam Sarwar, held talks with his Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) counterpart, Pornchai Danvivathana, on the sidelines of the 19th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Tehran, Iran.
During the talks, the two discussed ways to deepen cooperation and collaboration between the two regional organisations in the areas of mutual interest and priorities, according to a statement from the SAARC Secretariat.
In his presentation, Sarwar said that SAARC was established with a vision of promoting the welfare of nearly two billion people in the region and improving their quality of life through collective actions and joint initiatives.
He said, “South Asia being the most populous region in Asia and in the world, any advancement in the living standard of the people there would contribute significantly to the success of larger global development initiatives.”
Sarwar added that since most of the SAARC Member States are also ACD Members, there is an ample scope for working together, the statement said.
For his part, Danvivathana thanked Sarwar for accepting the invitation to participate in the ACD Ministerial Meeting and said that the ACD Secretariat looked forward to working closely with the SAARC Secretariat in promoting cooperation.