Question- The unofficial meet of Foreign Ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) concluded at which of the following places on June 4th, 2018?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Pretoria
(d) Saint Petersburg
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On June 4th, 2018, the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) was concluded in Pretoria, South Africa.
- In this meeting, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, South Africa’s Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu, and DeputyMinister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mr.Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvao
- Foreign ministers exchanged views on cooperation related to development and cooperation between developing countries.
- He accepted the IBSA announcement on mutual cooperation to contribute towards the broad understanding of development cooperation in the form of an enterprise similar to developing countries.
- The Ministers discussed the proposed IBSA events for the year 2018-19 to celebrate the group’s 15th anniversary.
- They agreed to continue cooperation between the developing countries through their multilateral missions in view of the Buenos Aires Action Plan (BAPA) +40 events.
- He also thanked Brazil for the proposal to host the 9th IBSA Trilateral Commission meeting in New York on September 28, 2018, other than the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.
- It is known that IBSA is an international trilateral group to promote international cooperation between India, Brazil and South Africa.
- It was established in June 2003.
See also the links below:
https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/29956/Joint+Press+Release++IBSA+Foreign+Ministers+Meeting+Pretoria+June+04+2018
http://www.ibsa-trilateral.org/about-ibsa2