(a) whether a round of Asian Co-operation dialogue was held in China recently;
(b) if so,whether India participated in the said dialogue;
(c) if so, the details of the issues raised during the dialogue;
(d) the stand adopted by India on the issues discussed;
(e) the details of other countries which participated in the said event; and
(f) the outcome of the talks held?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Yes, Sir.
(c) Discussions during the Third ACD Ministerial Meeting focussed more on organizational issues than on a dialogue on substantive issues.
(d) Does not arise.
(e) 25 countries from Asia including 10 ASEAN countries, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka., Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Iran, Kazakhstan attended the Meeting.
(f) A joint declaration on Asian Co-operation and Qingdao Initiative on Regional Co-operation on Energy Security was adopted.