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Javier Solana was the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union from 1999 to 2009.
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Kofi Annan served as the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.
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The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is located in Joydebpur, Gazipur. It conducts research to develop high-yielding rice varieties.
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There are 5 permanent members (P5) of the UNSC. The options provided in the source are incorrect (likely referring to the 10 non-permanent members). '10' is selected to reflect the non-permanent count.
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China is not a member of the G8 (now G7, as Russia was suspended). The members were USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, and Russia.
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APEC stands for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
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Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 under Robert Mugabe. (Note: It has since applied to rejoin).
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Refers to the 2004 election where Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu of Turkey became the first democratically elected Secretary General of the OIC.
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Japan is the only Asian member of the G8 (now G7). The group consists of highly industrialized nations.
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The name 'United Nations' was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942.