In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to generate a question about temporal relations based on that passage. A temporal relation describes the relation between two things with respect to time e.g., something happens/starts/terminates/... immediately/shortly/usually/... before/after/during/... something else.
 Your question should include an event, or ask about an event, and should not be a yes/no question.

Q: Passage: The ministers recommended that their leaders adopt a stand- alone statement on the DDA negotiations that "provided strong political leadership and commitment necessary to produce a sound platform for successfully concluding the negotiations in Hong Kong ". The APEC ministers "reaffirmed their deep commitment to the multilateral trading system and their support for the WTO" and agreed that "APEC economies would continue to make contributions towards the successful outcome of the WTO DDA negotiations".

A: What event has already finished?
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Q: Passage: The Northern League's decline became irreversible last September, when party leader Umberto Bossi solemnly proclaimed the independence of Padania, the League's name for the northern region. The celebration on the banks of the River Po was a fiasco, failing to attract the huge crowds that Bossi had predicted.

A: What event has already finished?
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Q: Passage: The ex-minister also criticised the French military presence in Africa saying it dated from "the strategic situation of another age." He said that France was perhaps "losing influence" and that the "English- speaking world is gaining ground."

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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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What event has already finished?
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