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Fortaleza Declaration International Relations

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Question

The 'Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of

Options

a

ASEAN

b

BRICS

Answer
c

OECD

d

WTO

Explanation

The Fortaleza Declaration was issued during the 6th BRICS Summit held in Fortaleza, Brazil, in July 2014. It outlined the member countries' commitment to multilateralism, development cooperation, and establishment of the New Development Bank (NDB). ASEAN (a) is a Southeast Asian organization, OECD (c) is primarily an organization of developed countries, and WTO (d) is a trade organization—none of these issued the Fortaleza Declaration. > Fortaleza Declaration 2014 = BRICS Summit outcome establishing the New Development Bank (NDB) as an alternative to World Bank. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q3

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

International Agreements and Declarations

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2014

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