Like-Minded Developing Countries

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Clickable Euler diagram showing the Parties to the UNFCCC and the most common party negotition groups.

The Like-Minded Group of Developing Countries (LMDC) is a group of developing countries who organise themselves as a block of negotiators in international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, they represent more than 50% of the world's population.

According to a statement by the Chinese diplomat Sha Zukang in 2005, the member countries of the Like Minded Group are Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.[1]

However, following the LMDC countries who negotiate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change fora, the members are Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mali, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Vietnam.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
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