BÖLGESEL ÖRGÜTLER - Deneme Sınavı - 3

The Union of South American Nations was established on 8 December 2004 with the Cusco Declaration (Peru) signed by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in order to develop regional integration efforts in South America under a single roof.

The correct choice is B.

The Council of Foreign Ministers is the second body of UNASUR and meets regularly every six months. It is responsible to implement decisions taken by the Council of State and Government Heads to promote political dialogue and cooperate regional integration process.

The correct choice is A.

As a multi-purpose organization, UNASUR interests many issues and problems in South- America region. Security, Economy and Finance and Energy are the most important topics.

The correct choice is D.

From the 1970s the transformation of OAU was discussed due to international economic and political developments. 

The Sirte (Libya) Declaration on 9 September 1999 emphasized that OAU was then “unity”. 

In 2000 the Lome Summit (Togo) The Constitutive Act of the African Union was adopted and at the Lusaka (Zambia) Summit in 2001, a roadmap was accepted for put the AU into effect.The Heads of State and Government of 53 African countries attended the Durban Summit in 2002 and the African Union was formed by merging the African Union Organization and the African Economic Community.

The correct choice is E.

AU’s the most important problem seems to be democratization. The organization is also referred to as the dictator’s club.

The correct choice is C.

In 1996 the “Shanghai Five” was formed by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

The correct choice is A.

The tension between Moscow and Beijing, which started at the beginning of the 1960s, softened in the mid-1980s. In 1991, the Sino-Russian rapprochement continued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After the PRC resolved territorial disputes with neighboring CIS states (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), it became possible to further develop regional cooperation. Another reason for Sino-Russian converges is economic interests, and balancing the US was also the cornerstone of post-1990 Chinese and Russian relations. Russia perceived threat because of the NATO’s expansions to Eastern Europe, while China was disturbed by the bust of the US on human rights and its trade with Taiwan.

The correct choice is C.

One of the first documents signed by the participants of the SCO summit in Shanghai (2001) was the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism, and Extremism, which for the first time at the international level enshrined the definition of separatism and extremism as violent, criminal acts

The correct choice is C.

The missions and the arrangement of NATO’s military assets have evolved sharply since the main threat has converted from by the Warsaw Pact armies into the crises or wars that may break out in near or far geographical areas that will threaten NATO’s interests. This extension of NATO’s field of intervention to new missions beyond the strict defensive framework of territory defending dates back to the early 1990s when the Organization used its military forces beyond the NATO borders. However, France fiercely opposes NATO’s transformation into a global security organization.

The correct choice is D.

The founding members of European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The correct choice is B.

In 1965, Brussels Treaty, merged the executives of the three communities: ECSC, EEC and Euroatom.

The correct choice is C.

The Maastricht Treaty, also known as European Union Treaty, was signed on 7th February, 1992 in Maastricht, Netherlands and came into force in 1993. While this treaty established the European Union in today’s context, it also enhanced the authority of the European Parliament in the decision making process and created new areas of cooperation.

The correct choice is E.

The European Commission exercises executive power within the institutional structure of the EU. It is responsible for looking after EU’s interests as a whole. The preparation of legislative proposals, the application of EU’s policies are among the duties of the Commission. It is also charged with guarding of the founding treaties and it is its duty to warn any member state in case of violation of the treaties.

The correct choice is D.

The European parliament consists of 751 members including a president and 750 members from 28 member states. The members are elected by direct votes of people who are citizens of the EU’s member states.

The correct choice is E.

The Council, also known as the Council of Ministers, is the organ that has the most weight in the EU from the beginning. It uses the authority to legislate together with the European Parliament.The Council of the European Union does consist of the ministers that serve in the member states of the EU.

The correct choice is B.

According to the procedure, the Parliament and the Council share the authority of legislation. The process starts with the Commission’s legislative proposal. While the Commission prepares a proposal, governments of the member states, organizations, non- governmental organizations and individuals express their opinions. These opinions are integrated to the Commission’s legislative proposal that is presented to the Council and the Parliament.

The correct choice is A.

ALADI has 13 members.

The correct choice is D.

The Committee is the permament body of the Association which conducts meetings at least once a year. It gives continuity to the activities of the new integration process, evaluates and guides the operation of the process. It accomplishes the tasks assigned by the Council and the Conference. It adopts annual work program, annual budget and determines the contributions of member countries to the Association budget. The Committee also represents the Association before third parties.

The correct choice is C.

The founder countries of the Pact are Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Venezuela became the sixth member in 1973; however, it withdrew from Andean Community in 2006.

The correct choice is E.

According to Cartagena Agreement, also known as the Andean Pact, the main purpose is to promote the balanced and harmonious development of themember states. Accelerating the growth of the Andean countries and creation of jobs, facilitating participation in the regional integration process with the aim of gradually creating a Latin American common market, helping to reduce the external vulnerability of the member countries and improve their position in the international economic context, strengthening subregional solidarity and reducing the differences in development that exist among the member states, defining social policies oriented toward improving the quality of life of different subregional groups and improving their access to the benefits of development are other purposes in the same direction.

The correct choice is D.