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Iranian president says Asia in need of "convergence"

08 November 2010 18:43 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in the opening ceremony of the ministerial meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Tehran on Monday that Asia is in need of "convergence", APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.

A mechanism to help countries reach convergence should be developed in Asia, Ahmadinejad said, adding a convergent Asia, under any title, should actively participate in resolving the global issues.

He said the existing world order is lacking the efficiency to resolve world issues, to create development, peace and justice.

"We are in need of a new world order which guarantees the nations’ rights, to recognize the dignity of human being and to promise lasting peace and security," he said.

Iran hosts the ninth ministerial meeting of ACD on Nov. 8 and 9 in Tehran.

The ACD is a body created in 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to help integrate separate regional cooperation organizations such as ASEAN, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council.