●1. BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits
4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa
6th BRICS Summit 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil
7th BRICS Summit 2015 – Ufa Rissia
●2. G-8 Annual Summits
Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.
37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia
Note: The 40th G8 summit was due to be held in Russia in 2014. The meeting was planned for 4–5 June 2014 at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. However, the other seven countries decided on 24 March that a summit would be held without Russia, in Brussels, Belgium. G7 countries refuse to attend planned G8 summit in Russia.
●3. G-7 Summit 2014- Brussels, Belgium.
Date- 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014
It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit. Originally, a G8 summit was scheduled to take place in Sochi (Russia) in early June 2014 under a Russian presidency. Due to the Russian Federation’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the G7 leaders decided to meet in Brussels on 4-5 June 2014 in the G7 format instead.
●4. G-20 Summits
7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia
10th G 20 Meeting 2015 – Turkey
●5. SAARC Summits
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Meeting is held for South Asian Free Trade)
Members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, SriLanka
17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
18th SAARC Summit 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal (in November 2014).
19th SAARC Summit 2015 – Islamabad, Pakistan
●6. ASEAN Summits
ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation
19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April) – Phnom penh, Cambodia
21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
22nd ASEAN Summit 2013 (April) – Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
23rd ASEAN Summit 2013 (October) -Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
24th ASEAN Summit 2014 (May) – Naypyidaw, Myanmar
25th ASEAN Summit 2014 (November) – Naypyidaw, Myanmar
●7. ASEAN-India Summit
9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
11th ASEAN-India Summit 2013 – Brunei Darussalam,Brunei (October)
12th ASEAN-India Summit 2014 – Naypyidaw, Myanmar (in November, 2014)
●8. East Asia Summit (EAS)
EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
Members: Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia, United States.
6th East Asia Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
7th East Asia Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
8th East Asia Summit 2013 – Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 10
October 2013
●9. IBSA Dialogue Forum
IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries.
Members: India,Brazil, South Africa.
5th IBSA Summit 2011 – Pretoria, South Africa
6th IBSA Summit 2013 – New Delhi, India
7th IBSA Summit 2015 – New Delhi, India
Note: India will host the next summit of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi in 2015.
●10. APEC Summits
APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
23rd APEC summit 2011 – Honolulu, USA
24th APEC Summit 2012 – Vladivostok,Russia
25th APEC Summit 2013 – Medan/Jakarta, Indonesia
26th APEC Summit 2014 – China
27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines
28th APEC Summit 2016 – Lima, Peru
●11. OPEC Seminars
OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
4th OPEC International Seminar 2009 – Vienna, Austria
5th OPEC International Seminar 2012 – Vienna, Austria
6th OPEC International Seminar 2015 – Vienna, Austria