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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf [2] (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخلیج), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Map showing the member states of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. [1]
As part of the accord, the meeting committed to develop and implement APEC transparency standards, reduce trade transaction costs in the Asia-Pacific region by five percent over five years, and pursue trade liberalisation policies relating to information technology goods and services.
In August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs APEC Preparatory Planning Team, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, visited Gyeongju and inspected key facilities to be used during the summit. The Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center will be used as the main conference hall. [5]
Initially, the Group was known as the Asian Group. [8] However, by the 1970s, Pacific island nations were gaining independence and joining the group. By the mid-2000s the number of Pacific island nations in the group had reached over one fifth of the membership, so they began to advocate for a change of name of the Group.
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in Australasia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia are often included.
The Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is a group of parliamentary officials from the Asia-Pacific region who wish to discuss matters that affect their region with their government counterparts around the world. The group was founded in 1993. It is a branch of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). [1]
APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet address registry for the Asia–Pacific region. [3] It is one of the world's five RIRs and is part of the Number Resource Organization . [3] APNIC provides numbers resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the internet.