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• The United States is proud to host APEC in 2023 under the theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All.”
• In November 2023, concluding its host year, the United States will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) in iconic San Francisco, California.
  

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The UK government kicked off the two-day (1st, 2nd November) event at Bletchley Park, north of London, by publishing the "Bletchley Declaration" signed by 28 countries and the European Union.

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• Camp David is a 125-acre country retreat for the President of the United States. US, South Korea, and Japan agreed to deepen military and economic ties.
• The meeting was attended by American President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
  

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Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate-AIM4C) was launched by the UAE and the US at Conference of Parties-26.

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will be visiting Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on 15-16 September 2022 to attend the annual Meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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About G7 Summit 2025

Starting date: 15 June 2025

Closing date: 17 June 2025

Edition: 51st

Venue: Alberta, Canada

Note: the 50th G7 summit was held in 2024 in Italy.

Additional Information:

The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum

G7 has Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US as its members.

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• SCO virtual summit 2023
• Held: 4 July 2023
• Pakistan represented by: Shahbaz Sharif (PM)

• Host: India (first time)

• New member: Iran (9th member)
• Theme: Towards a SECURE SCO

• On 9 June, 2017 India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

• The SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China

• The SCO Founded: June 15, 2001
• The SCO currently comprises of nine Members States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Uzbekistan), four Observer States

• On 9 July 2023, Iran became 9th member of SCO. 

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About United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

Edition: 30th 

Starting date: 10 Nov 2025

Closing date: 21 Nov 2025

Venue: Brazil

Additional Information: 

COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

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G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held from 12 to 13 April 2023 in Washington, DC, the capital of USA.

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In May 2024, The UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership. 

UN currently has 193 member states.

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