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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To which region of WCO did India become the Vice-Chairperson?
A
East and Southern Africa region
B
Asia Pacific region
C
West and Central Africa region
D
Europe region
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -World Customs Organization (WCO) - India is the Vice-Chair of Asia Pacific Region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e India. World Customs Organization (WCO): It is intergovernmental organization and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 4 May 2022, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, met with Colonel Michael Jones, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS).

Detailed explanation-4: -Equatorial Guinea deposited with the Belgian Government its instrument of accession to the Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council on 22 December 2021 and became the 184th Member of the Organization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kunio Mikuriya, joined the 22 Heads of Customs (out of the 24 that make up the WCA Region) who had accepted the invitation extended by the Director General of Customs of the Republic of the Congo, Dr. Guenole Mbongo Koumou, in his capacity as Vice-Chair for the Region.

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