Group of Nine | |
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Membership | |
Establishment | 1965 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,644,475 km2 (634,935 sq mi) |
The Group of Nine (G9) was an alliance of European states that met occasionally to discuss matters of mutual pan-European interest. [1] The alliance formed in 1965, when the nine countries presented a case study at the United Nations. [2] They co-sponsored Resolution 2129 promoting East-West cooperation in Europe, unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1965. [3] [4] The alliance became the Group of Ten when the Netherlands joined by parliamentary decision in 1967. [5] [6] [7] Following the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, [8] the group attempted to reconcile its differences at a meeting held at the United Nations in October 1969, but failed and subsequently dissolved. [9] [10] All member states, with the exception of the dissolved Yugoslavia, are now part of the European Union.
The Group of Nine / Ten met several times to explore initiatives that could be taken to achieve a greater degree of European détente. ... held at the U.N. in October 1969, the experiment of the Group of Ten appeared to have come to an end, at least for the time being . ... over the course of 1966 were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Rumania, Sweden, and Yugoslavia.
Invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact countries disrupts efforts of Group of Ten for CES planning.
Serbia and Montenegro has self-proclaimed itself the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," but the US view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of the successor republics represents its continuation
Group of Nine | |
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Membership | |
Establishment | 1965 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,644,475 km2 (634,935 sq mi) |
The Group of Nine (G9) was an alliance of European states that met occasionally to discuss matters of mutual pan-European interest. [1] The alliance formed in 1965, when the nine countries presented a case study at the United Nations. [2] They co-sponsored Resolution 2129 promoting East-West cooperation in Europe, unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1965. [3] [4] The alliance became the Group of Ten when the Netherlands joined by parliamentary decision in 1967. [5] [6] [7] Following the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, [8] the group attempted to reconcile its differences at a meeting held at the United Nations in October 1969, but failed and subsequently dissolved. [9] [10] All member states, with the exception of the dissolved Yugoslavia, are now part of the European Union.
The Group of Nine / Ten met several times to explore initiatives that could be taken to achieve a greater degree of European détente. ... held at the U.N. in October 1969, the experiment of the Group of Ten appeared to have come to an end, at least for the time being . ... over the course of 1966 were Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Rumania, Sweden, and Yugoslavia.
Invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact countries disrupts efforts of Group of Ten for CES planning.
Serbia and Montenegro has self-proclaimed itself the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," but the US view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of the successor republics represents its continuation