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Summit for Democracy 2023

Edition: Second (first held in 2021)

Hosting country: USA

Pakistan declined to participate (announcement made on 28 March 2023)

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• The high-level debate at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) held in New York in September 2022.

• PM Shahbaz Sharif addressed the General Assembly on Sept 23, 2022.

• Brazil has been the first speaker at the UNGA annual general debate for over six decades now.

• UNGA assembly usually meets in the month of September.

• UNO founded on 24 October 1945.

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About One Water Summit

Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dates: From 3 to 4 Dec 2024

Pakistan is represented by PM Shehbaz Sharif

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About BRICS summit 2024

Edition: 16th 

Starting date: 22 Oct 2024

Closing date: 24 Oct 2024

Venue: Kazan, Russia 

Additional Information 

BRICS founded: June 2009

BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

BRICS total members: 10 

South Africa joined BRICS: 2010

BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China

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Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development 2024

Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Starting date: 28 April

Closing date: 29 April

Pakistan representor: PM Shahbaz Sharif

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BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers Meeting held on 17 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

BIMSTEC stands for Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

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Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations with Canada on in May 2023

Diplomatic ties first ruptured in 2018 when Saudi Arabia arrested several high-profile female human rights activists.

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United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Cambodia have finalised the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

 The UAE will benefit from the agreement by exporting machinery, oils and lubricants, and cars and automotive parts.

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6th East Asia Summit Education Minister's Meeting held on 14 October 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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About One Water Summit

Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dates: From 3 to 4 Dec 2024

Pakistan is represented by PM Shehbaz Sharif

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