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What is summit?
A Summit is a meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security and a prearranged agenda. Below is the list of important summits, meetings and conferences of the world in the year 2013, 2014, 2015, etc. The list of summits are G-20, BRICS, G-7, NATO, BIMSTEC, APEC, SAARC, OPEC, ASEAN, IBSA, etc.
G-20 Summits (1999)
The Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 major economies: 19 countries plus the European Union, which is represented by the President of the European Council and by the European Central Bank. Chairperson- Tony Abott,
Total Countries- 20
Countries= BRICS + G7 + Argentina, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
10th G 20 Meeting 2015 – Antalya, Turkey
11th G 20 Meeting 2016 – Hangzhou, China
12th G 20 Meeting 2017 – Germany
13th G 20 Meeting 2018 – India
BRICS Summits (2008) (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil
7th BRICS Summit 2015 – UFA, Russia
8th BRICS Summit 2016 – KHUJRAO (MP) shifted from GOA
G-7 Annual Summits (Earlier it was G8, Now Russia suspended temporarily) (1975)
Group of Seven Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada.
40th G8 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau, Germany
42nd G8 Summit 2016 – Shima, Japan
43rd G8 Summit 2017 – Italy
44th G8 Summit 2018 – Canada
45th G8 Summit 2019 – France
SAARC Summits (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) (1985)
HQ- Nepal , Secretary General- Arjun Bahadur Thapa and Indian Representative at SAARC Lakshmi Savithri
Countries (8)- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Theme of 18th SAARC Summit – ‘Deeper Integration for Peace, Progress and Prosperity’.
18th SAARC Summit 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal
19th SAARC Summit 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan
ASEAN Summits (Association of South East Asian Nation)
HQ- Jakarta, Indonesia, Total Countries- 10 and Secretary General- Le Luong Minh (Vietnam)
(INDIA IS NOT IN ASEAN COUNTRIES)
24th ASEAN Summit 2014 (May)– Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November)– Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
26th ASEAN Summit 2015 (April)– Langkawi, Malaysia
27th ASEAN Summit 2015 (November)– Manila, Philippines
East Asia Summit (EAS)
EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
9th East Asia Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
10th East Asia Summit 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th East Asia Summit 2016 – Vientiane, Laos
IBSA Summits (2003)
IBSA Dialogue Forum – India, Brazil, South Africa.
7th IBSA Summit 2015 – New Delhi, India
BIMSTEC Summits (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(1997)
Total Countries (7)- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Thailand, Bhutan. Chairmanship- Nepal
3rd BIMSTEC Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
4th BIMSTEC Summit 2015 – Nepal
APEC Summits (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) (1989)
Total Countries- 21 , HQ- Singapore and Executive Director- Alan Bolard INDIA IS NOT IN APEC COUNTRIES.
26th APEC Summit 2014 – Beijing, China
27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines, Manila
28th APEC Summit 2016 – Peru, Lima
29th APEC Summit 2017 – Vietnam, Hanoi
Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) (2010)
Total Countries participated in the 2nd NSS 2012 summit was 53 countries.
3rd NSS 2014 – Hague, Netherlands
4th NSS 2016 – Washington, USA
NATO Summit (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (1949)
Total Countries- 28 , HQ- Belgium and Secretary General- Jenus Stoltenberg (newly elected from Norway)
INDIA IS NOT IN NATO SUMMIT COUNTRIES.
NATO 2014- Cardiff, UK
NATO 2016- Warsaw, Poland
OTHER SUMMITS
16th International OPEC Summit, 2015– Paris, France
48th ADB Meeting, 2015– Baku, Azerbaijan
United Nations Climate Change Meeting, 2015– Paris, France
9th WTO Ministerial Conference, 2013– Bali, Indonesia (10th WTO Ministerial Conference, 2014 Venue not yet decided)
18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting, 2014– New Delhi, India (Basic- Brazil, South Africa, India, China)
6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO 2014– Moscow, Russia
World Economic forum 2014– Abuja, Nigeria (Sunil Bharti Mittal was the CO-Chairperson this year)
Internet Governance Forum 2014– Istanbul, Turkey
NAM (Non Aligned Movement) Summit 2015 – Venezuela.
83rd Interpol General Assembly– Monaco
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