Where is the Inaugural China-Central Asia Summit to be held?
- A. Uzbekistan
- B. Tajikistan
- C. Kargyztan
- D. China
Correct Answer: D. China
On the morning of 19 May, President Xi Jinping chaired the inaugural China-Central Asia Summit in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Zhaparov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the Summit. In an amicable atmosphere, the presidents reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between China and the five Central Asian countries, took stock of cooperation experience in various fields, and envisioned future cooperation directions. With the future in mind, they agreed to work together for an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
Correct Answer: D. Kerman
Correct Answer: B. Bulava
Russia`s new strategic nuclear submarine, the Imperator Alexander III, has successfully tested a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russian defence ministry said on 5 November 2023. The missile, which the Federation of American Scientists says is designed to carry up to six nuclear warheads, was launched from an underwater position in the White Sea off Russia`s northern coast and hit a target thousands of kilometres away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, the defence ministry said.
Correct Answer: B. Amina Mohammed
The UN deputy secretary general met Afghanistan`s acting foreign minister on January 18, 2023 to discuss women`s education and jobs after Taliban authorities ordered most female NGO workers to stop work and barred women from attending universities. Amina Mohammed was in Kabul as part of a series of meetings that had included stops in Pakistan, Turkiye, and Qatar to discuss the situation in Afghanistan with diplomats, Afghan diaspora and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Correct Answer: D. UK
The UK is preparing to formally declare that Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organisation. The legal change would mean it becomes a criminal offence in the UK to belong to the group or support its activities.
Correct Answer: B. Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran on 6 June, 2023 unveiled a homemade intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile that can fly at a speed of 13, 15 times the speed of sound, raising concerns among Western nations and archenemy Israel about its significant increase in deterrence potential.
Correct Answer: A. October 18, 2020
An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary arrived in Bahrain on October 18, 2020, to formalize nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an antiIran bulwark and potential economic bonanza.