Pune, Feb. 20 -- The 9th edition of the Asia Economic Dialogue (AED), jointly organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Pune International Centre, commenced in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday.

The Dialogue will take place from February 20 to 22, 2025, at Pune International Centre.

AED is the Ministry's annual flagship 'Track 1.5 Dialogue' on geo-economics, co-hosted in collaboration with the Pune International Centre.

"The 9th edition of the Asia Economic Dialogue, jointly organized by @MEAIndia & @PuneIntCentre, commenced today in Pune," Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a post on X.

"Mr.@PiyushGoyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry delivered the inaugural address at the ...