The word “Bucharest Nine” (B9) sometimes mentioned in news is in reference to:

Q. The word “Bucharest Nine” (B9) sometimes mentioned in news is in reference to:

[A] An informal club that has been instrumental in holding back reforms to the United Nations Security Council.

[B] Group of Land-locked and Geographically Disadvantaged States under UN Convention on Law of the Seas.

[C] group of NATO countries in Eastern Europe that became part of the US-led military alliance after the end of the Cold War.

[D] Group of countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) opposing demand for greater fisheries subsidies.

Answer: C

Notes:

The “Bucharest Nine” is a group of nine NATO countries in Eastern Europe that became part of the US-led military alliance after the end of the Cold War.

The B9 are, apart from Romania and Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All nine countries were once closely associated with the now dissolved Soviet Union, but later chose the path of democracy. Romania, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria are former signatories of the now dissolved Warsaw Pact military alliance led by the Soviet Union.

Q. The word “Bucharest Nine” (B9) sometimes mentioned in news is in reference to:

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