President Maithripala Sirisena will attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit that begins on the evening of  October 8, in Bangkok Thailand.

The Dialogue Summit will continue until October 10 and  will bring 34 nations together in the Asian region.

Sri Lanka  joined the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in 2003.

President Maithripala Sirisena attends this conference for the first time as President of Sri Lanka. The  President will address the ACD Summit on October 9.

Apart from attending the conference, President Sirisena will hold several bilateral meetings with leaders of states, including the Thai Prime Minister.

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