Group of 15
Date Host country Host city Host
1st G-15 summit 1-3 June 1990 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Mahathir Mohamad
2nd G-15 summit 27-29 November 1991 Venezuela Caracas Carlos Andrés Pérez
3rd G-15 summit 21-23 November 1992 Senegal Dakar Abdou Diouf
5th G-15 summit 5-7 November 1995 Argentina Buenos Aires Carlos Menem
6th G-15 summit 3-5 November 1996 Zimbabwe Harare Robert Mugabe
7th G-15 summit 28 October - 5 November 1997 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Mahathir Mohamad
8th G-15 summit 11-13 May 1998 Egypt Cairo Hosni Mubarak
9th G-15 summit 10-12 February 1999 Jamaica Montego Bay P. J. Patterson
10th G-15 summit 19-20 June 2000 Egypt Cairo Hosni Mubarak
11th G-15 summit 30-31 May 2001 Indonesia Jakarta Abdurrahman Wahid
12th G-15 summit 27-28 February 2004 Venezuela Caracas Hugo Chávez
13th G-15 summit 14 September 2006 Cuba Havana Raúl Castro
14th G-15 summit 17 May 2010 Iran Tehran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
15th G-15 summit 2012 Sri Lanka Colombo Mahinda Rajapaksa
G-15 Summits
The Group of 15 (G-15) is an informal forum set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Group of Seven. It was established at the Ninth Non-Aligned Movement Summit Meeting in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1989, and is composed of countries from Latin America, Africa, and Asia with a common goal of enhanced growth and prosperity. The G-15 focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology. Membership has since expanded to 18 countries, but the name has remained unchanged. Chile, Iran and Kenya have since joined the Group of 15, whereas Yugoslavia is no longer part of the group; Peru, a founding member-state, decided to leave the G-15 in 2011.