The 16th ECO Summit 2023 will be held in which city?
- A. Tashkent
- B. Samarkand
- C. Islamabad
- D. Ankara
Correct Answer: A. Tashkent
The 16th ECO Summit will convene on November 9, 2023, in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. A member of the organization since November 1992, independent Uzbekistan will host for the first time a multilateral summit within the framework of ECO. In 2022, Uzbekistan chaired the ECO for the first time. Today, the ECO countries are the largest trade partners of Uzbekistan. According to the results of 2022, trade turnover between Uzbekistan and ECO countries totaled $12.3 billion, and in January-July 2023 – $5.8 billion.
Correct Answer: B. USA and Russia
Correct Answer: D. September 27, 2022
On September 27, 2022, bin Salman was appointed Prime Minister of the kingdom by his father the king. This is the first time since 1964 that the positions of King and Prime Minister are not held by the same person. He is the seventh son of King Salman.
Correct Answer: D. 10 November 2023
Iceland declare a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption.
Correct Answer: B. Nancy Pelosi
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on 2 August 2022, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip comes at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a stop in Taiwan.
Correct Answer: B. Alen Simonyan
Alen Simonyan has been serving as acting president since the resignation of Armen Sarkissian on 23 January 2022.
Correct Answer: C. United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates recently announced that it issued the operating license for the first of four reactors at its Barakah nuclear power plant. It is the first-ever nuclear plant in the Arab region.