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The name given to the first meeting of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Shanghai in April 1996, in which they signed a treaty on friendly relationship between the member states by resolving all their problems, was:

Correct answer: D. Shanghai-5

  • A. CIS
  • B. ASEAN
  • C. Asian-5
  • D. Shanghai-5

Explanation

The group was initially called the Shanghai Five because China, Russia and three Central Asian states first met in Shanghai in 1996. It later expanded to become the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

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