List of Important Summits & Conferences -LIC Assistant Mains Exam 2019
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Current Affairs section is of prime importance in the LIC Assistant Mains 2019 as it can help you fetch very high marks in the exam. Keeping the same in mind we have come up with Important Summits & Conferences to help you learn and retain important Current Affairs facts, concepts and general information important from exam point of view.
1. ASEAN Summit
ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Headquarter – Jakarta, Indonesia
Member States – 10 (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Myanmar (Burma), Brunei, Laos)
Frequency – Bi-annually (twice in a year)
First Summit – Bali, Indonesia (1976)
Recent Summit – Singapore (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – Thailand
2020 – Vietnam
2. ASEM Summit
ASEM – Asia-Europe Meeting
Headquarter – Singapore
Member States – 53 (30 European and 21 Asian countries, the European Union and the ASEAN
Secretariat)
Frequency – Biennial (once in two years)
First Summit – Bangkok, Thailand (1996)
Recent Summit – Brussels, Belgium (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2020 – Cambodia
3. APEC Summit
APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Headquarter – Singapore
Member States – 21 (Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China;
Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua
New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand;
United States of America)
Frequency – Annual
First Summit – Canberra, Australia (1989)
Recent Summit – Papua New Guinea (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – Chile
4. BIMSTEC Summit
BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
Headquarter – Dhaka, Bangladesh
Member States – 7 (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand , Nepal and Bhutan)
First Summit – Bangkok, Thailand (2004)
Recent Summit – Kathmandu, Nepal (2018)
5. BRICS Summit
BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Headquarter – Shanghai, China
Member States – 5 (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)
First Summit – Yekaterinburg, Russia (2009)
Recent Summit – Johannesburg, South Africa (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – Brazil
2020 – Russia
6. East Asia Summit (EAS)
Member States – 18 (10 ASEAN members and Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the USA)
First Summit – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2005)
Recent Summit – Singapore (2018)
Upcoming Summit
2019 – Thailand
2020 – Vietnam
7. G7 Summit
G7 – Group of Seven (Until 2014, it was known as G8. In 2014 Russia was suspended leading to
changing the name to G7)
Member States – 7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United
States)
Frequency – Annual
First Summit – France (1975)
Recent Summit – Canada (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – France
2020 – United States
8. G20 – Group of Twenty
Member States – 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France,
Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea,
Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Spain is a permanent guest invitee.
Frequency – Annual (since 2011)
First Summit – Washington, D.C. United States (2008)
Recent Summit – Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – Japan
2020 – Saudi Arabia
9. IBSA Summit
Member States – 3 (India, Brazil, South Africa)
Frequency – Irregular
First Summit – Brazil (2006)
Recent Summit – South Africa (2011)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – New Delhi, India
10. NATO Summit
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Headquarter – Brussels, Belgium
Member States – 29 (Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey,
United Kingdom, United States)
First Summit – Paris, France (1957)
Recent Summit – Brussels, Belgium (2018)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – United Kingdom
11. NAM Summit
NAM – Non-Aligned Movement
Headquarter – Jakarta, Indonesia
Member States – 120 member states and 17 observers
First Summit – Belgrade, Yugoslavia (1961)
Recent Summit – Porlamar, Venezuela (2016)
Upcoming Summits
2019 – Azerbaijan
12. OPEC Conference
OPEC – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Headquarter – Vienna, Austria
Member States – 14 (Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Libya, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia (the de facto leader), United Arab Emirates,
and Venezuela)
First Conference – Baghdad, Iraq (1960)
Recent Conference – Vienna, Austria (2018)
Upcoming Conference
2019 – Vienna, Austria
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