Asian cooperation dialogue: PM due in Kuwait for summit

KUWAIT: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is to arrive in Kuwait today (Monday) to attend the First Summit of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). During his three-day stay, the premier is expected to have an audience with the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah and Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al Hamad al Sabah. This will be Premier Ashraf’s first visit to Kuwait since he assumed office. The ACD was created in 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to help integrate separate regional cooperation organizations such as ASEAN, SAARC and GCC.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15^th, 2012.