Important Summits and Venues for Upcoming Exams

ASEAN Summit

*.ASEAN– Association of South East Asian Nations

*.Member Countries (10):

*.Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

*.25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November) — Naypyidaw, Myanmar

*.26th ASEAN summit 2015 — Langkawi , Kuala Lumpur

G20 Meeting

*.9th G20 Meeting 2014 Brisbane, Australia

*.10th G20 Meeting 2015 Turkey, Antalya

*.11th G20 Meeting 2016 ,China


APEC Summit

*.APEC– Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

*.26th 2014 – China

*.27th 2015 – Philippines

*.28th 2016 – Lima, Peru

*.29th 2017 – Hano, Vietnam


Nuclear Security Summit

*.1st Nuclear Security Summit 2010 : USA

*.2nd Nuclear Security Summit 2012: south korea ,seoul

*.3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014 : The Hague, Netherlands

*.4th Nuclear Security Summit 2016 : United States


IBSA Summit

*.IBSA Dilogue Forum(India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries.

*.7th IBSA Summit 2015 : India (New Delhi)


OPEC International Seminar

*.OPEC– Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

*.6th OPEC International Seminar 2015: Vienna, Austria


Indian science congress meet

*.100th  — 2013 — kolkatta

*.101th – 2014 –jammu & kashmir

*.102th –2015 — mumbai

*.103th  — 2016 — mysore


G8  NOW –G7 _Summit

Members

*.France –Germany –Italy –Japan –United Kingdom –United States of America –Canada

*.40th –G-7 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium

*.40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia (Sochi)

*.41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau (Germany)


BRICS Summit

*.Core BRICS Members (5) :

*.Brazil –Russia –India –China –South Africa

*.6th BRICS Summit 2014– Fortaleza, Brazil

[Theme "Inclusive Growth : Sustainable Solutions]

*.7th BRICS Summit 2015 – Ufa, Russia


SAARC Summit

*.SAARC– South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

*.Head Office: Kathmandu, Nepal

*.Secretary General: Arjun Bahadur

*.Member Countries (8): MBBS PAIN (trick)

*.Maldives –Bangladesh –Sri Lanka –Pakistan –Afghanistan –India andNepal

*.18th SAARC Summit 2014– Kathmandu, Nepal (in November 2014)

*.5th SAARC health minister meet – new delhi

*.19th SAARC summit — islamabad , pakistan


Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

*.12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 held in New Delhi

*.Theme: Engaging Diaspora : Connecting Across Generations

*.Chief Guest: Datuk Seri G Palanival , Malaysian minister

*.13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2015will be held at Gujarat (Gandhinagar)

*.Marks 100th year of Mahatma Gandhi's return to Indiafrom South Africa

*.Chief Guest: Guyana President Donald Ramotar

*.14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2016– AGRA


NATO Summit

*.NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

*.Head Office :Brussels, Belgium

*.Members: 28

*.Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg

*.(Britain last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister)

*.NATO Summit 2014 __Wales (Britain), UK

*.NATO summit 2016– Warshaw , poland


BIMSTECH

*.BIMSTECH– Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Countries (7) : Bangladesh – India – Myanmar – Sri Lanka – Thailand – Bhutan – Nepal

*.3rd BIMSTECH Summit 2014–Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)

*.4th BIMSTEC Summit 2015— Nepal


ADB Annual

*.ADB– Asian Development Bank

*.Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every year.

*.ADB Annual Meeting 2014 — Astana, Kazakhstan

*.ADB Annual Meeting 2015 –Baku, Azerbaijan


EARTH hour

Global earth hour 2015 – Seoul

Global earth hour 2016- Australia


NAM Summit

*.NAM– Non Alighed Movement member countries (120 + 2)

*.Two nations namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji

*.17th NAM Summit 2015 – Caracas, Venezulea


CHOGM

*.CHOGM- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

*.This meeting is held every two years

*.23rd CHOGM 2015: Portloyis (Mayritius)


Arab Summit

*.Arab Summit 2014: Kuwait host the Arab Summit for the first time

*.Arab Summit 2015: Cairo


Recent SUMMITS in  INDIA

*.RE-Invest 2015– New Delhi

*.29th Indian Economy Summit in– Delhi

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