Asia-Middle East Dialogue

The objectives of the subject “Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)” are the following:

1. To understand the aims of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue
2. To evaluate the role of the AMED working groups
3. To analyse the economic profile of the member countries of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue

Description: Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)

The Asia-Middle East Dialogue is a forum created by the governments to promote a multi-dimensional people-to-people dialogue between Asia and the Middle East countries.

The members countries of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) are Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.

The member economies of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) have a combined gross domestic product of 8 trillion dollars and holds near 60% of the total reserves of the World.

The countries of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue has a competitive advantage to generate a sustainable economic growth and development.

The main objectives of Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) are:

1. To increase the understanding between Asia and the Middle East at a people-to-people level as well as governmental level
2. To promote reciprocally the successful cooperation between Asia and the Middle East
3. To develop the policy suggestions that can be considered by the participating governments on political, economic, and social topics and conceptualise initiatives to improve the trade relations between Asia and the Middle East

AMED III was attended by Thirty-nine members of the Asia-Middle East Dialogue, seventeen of which were represented at a ministerial and deputy departmental level, and the rest of which were represented at a sub-ministerial level.

The Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED) belongs to

1. Sinic-Buddhist Civilisation
2. Hindu Civilisation
3. Islamic Civilisation