Gouvieux, 30 January 2008 – Discussions on joint collaboration between the ADB and AKDN. The meeting between His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), preceded the signing of an agreement aimed at expanding the partnership between the two institutions.