CD members organised themselves into three groupings during the Cold War. These are becoming less and less functional or relevant to states' real interests and alliances, but are retained. Appointments and consultations rotate among the three groups. Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine. Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zaire, Zimbabwe.
China is outside any of the groups, and often refers to itself as the 'group of one'.
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