COMPLETE LIST OF INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS
BRICS SUMMIT
Core Brics Members (5) – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Recently Held BRICS Summits and Venues
6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil
7th BRICS Summit 2015 – UFA, Russia
8th BRICS Summit 2016 – Benaulim, Goa, India
9th BRICS Summit 2017 — Xiamen, china
10th BRICS Summit 2018 — Johnnesberg, South Africa
11th BRICS Summit 2019— Brasilia, Brazil
12th BRICS Summit 2019— Russia
G-20 Summit
Headquarters – Cancún, Mexico
Establishment – 20 August 2003
Chairperson – Mauricio Macri
Total Members – 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom United States, European Union)
Recently held G-20 Summits and Venues
9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia
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 – Argentina, Buenos Aires
14th G20 Meeting 2019 – Osaka, Japan
15th G20 Meeting 2020 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
G-7 Summit
Earlier it was G8, Now Russia suspended temporarily so called as G7.
Establishment – 1975
Group of Seven Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada.
Recently Held G7 Summits
40th G7 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
41st G7 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau, Germany
42nd G7 Summit 2016 – Shima, Japan
43rd G7 Summit 2017 – Italy
44th G7 Summit 2018 – Canada
45th G7 Summit 2019 – France
46th G8 Summit 2020 – United States
47th G8 Summit 2021 – United Kingdom
ADB Annual Meeting
ADB – Asian Development Bank
Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every year.
Recently held ADB Meetings:
47th ADB Annual Meeting 2014: Astana, Kazakhstan
48th ADB Annual Meeting 2015: Baku, Azerbaijan
49th ADB Annual Meeting 2016: Frankfurt, Germany
50th ADB Annual Meeting 2017: Yokohama, Japan
51st ADB Annual Meeting 2018: ADB Headquarters, Manila
52nd ADB Annual Meeting 2019:Nadi, Fiji
NAM Summit
NAM – Non Alighed Movement membership countries (120 + 2)
Two nations namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji
17th NAM Summit 2015 – Caracas, Venezulea
18th NAM Summit 2019 – Azerbaijan
NATO Summit
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Head Office: Brussels, Belgium
Members: 28
Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg
Recent NATO Summits:
NATO Summit 2014: Wales (Britain), UK
NATO Summit 2016: Poland
NATO Summit 2017: Belgium (25th May)
NATO Summit 2018: Belgium (11th-12th July
NATO Summit 2019: United Kingdom (Landon)
CHOGM Summit
CHOGM – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CHOGM 2015: Valletta, Malta
CHOGM 2018: London, United Kingdom
CHOGM 2020: Malaysia
BIMSTECH Summit
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 BIMSTEC2018 was hosted by Nepal
5th BIMSTEC 2022 will be hosted by Sri Lanka
Arab League Summit
2015: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
2016: Noukchott, Mauritania
2017: Amman, Jordan
2018: Dhahran,Saudi Arabia
SAARC Summits
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
These summits have generally taken place approximately every eighteen months.
Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal
Formation – 16 January, 1987
First holder – Abul Ahsan
Secretary General – Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Countries (8) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Recently Held SAARC Summits
18th SAARC Summit 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal
19th SAARC Summit 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan (cancelled)
OPEC International Seminar
OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
6th OPEC International Seminar 2015: Vienna, Austria
7th OPEC International Seminar 2018: Vienna, Austria (20−21 June 2018)
ASEAN Summits
ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation
Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia
Establishment – 8 August 1967
Total Countries – 10 (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma (Myanmar), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Secretary General – Le Luong Minh (Vietnam)
Chairman – Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
Recently held ASEAN Summits
The First ASEAN summit was held February 1976 in Bali, Indonesia.
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
28th ASEAN Summit 2016 (April) – Vientiane – Laos
29th ASEAN Summit 2016 (November) -Vientiane- Laos
30th ASEAN Summit 2017 (April) – Philippines, Metro Manila
31st ASEAN Summit 2017 (November) – Philippine, Clark, Freeport Zone
32nd ASEAN Summit 2018 (April) – Singapore
33rd ASEAN Summit 2018 (November) – Singapore
34th ASEAN Summit 2019 (April) –Thailand (Bangkok)
35th ASEAN Summit 2019 (November) – Thailand (Bangkok)
36th ASEAN Summit 2020 (April) – Vietnam
37th ASEAN Summit 2020 (November) – Vietnam
38th ASEAN Summit 2021 (April) –Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan)
39th ASEAN Summit 2021 (November) – Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan)
IBSA Summit
IBSA Dilogue Forum (India, Brazil, and South Africa) is aninternational tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries
7th IBSA Summit 2017: India (New Delhi)
Nuclear Security Summit
3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014: The Hague, Netherlands
4th Nuclear Security Summit 2016: United States
East Asia Summit (EAS)
Establishment – 1991 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Countries : Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, Vietnam
The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a forum held annually.
EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 December 2005.
Recently held EAST Asia Summits
The first summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 December 2005.
9th East Asia Summit 2014 – Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
10th East Asia Summit 2015 – Kuala Lumpur .Malaysia
11th East Asia Summit 2016 – Vientiane, Laos
12th East Asia Summit 2017 – Philippines
13th East Asia Summit 2018 – Singapore
APEC Summits (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
Headquarters – Singapore
Establishment – 1989
Total Countries – (Australia, Canada, Brunei, Chile, china, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Vietnam). These are total 21 countries.
Executive Director – Alan Bollard
Recently Held APEC Summits
26th APEC Summit 2014 – Beijing, China
27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines, Manila
28th APEC Summit 2016 – Peru, Lima
29th APEC Summit 2017 – Vietnam, Danang
30th APEC Summit 2018 – Papua, New Guinea Port Mores
31st APEC Summit 2019 – Chile
32nd APEC Summit 2020 – Malaysia
33rd APEC Summit 2021 – New Zealand
34th APEC Summit 2022 – Thailand
35th APEC Summit 2023 – Mexico
36th APEC Summit 2024 – Brunei
37th APEC Summit 2025 – Republic of Korea
