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Revision as of 12:03, 21 August 2008
The 21st G7 summit was held from June 15 to June 17 1995 in Halifax, Nova Scotia . It cost $25 million CAD. Security at the event was notably low.
Leaders at the Summit
Canada - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
France - President Jacques Chirac
Germany - Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Italy - Prime Minister Lamberto Dini
Japan - Prime Minister Murayama Tomiichi
United Kingdom - Prime Minister John Major
United States - President Bill Clinton
Issues
- Growth and Employment
- Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
- Strengthening the Global Economy
- Promoting Sustainable Development
- Reducing Poverty
- Safeguarding the Environment
- Preventing and Responding to Crises
- Reinforcing Coherence, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Institutions
- Creating Opportunities through Open Markets
- Economies in Transition
- Nuclear Safety
Accomplishments
This was the first year that the G8 summit was marked by an official World Wide Web site on the Internet sponsored by the Canadian Government. Two two unofficial Web pages were also created, one set up by Dalhousie University in Halifax, the summit site, and the other created by teachers and students of Cornwallis Junior High School there.[1]
References
- ^ Sanger, David. "International Business; A Glum Unity: The Group of 7 Sees Downhill," New York Times. June 15, 1995.
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 21st G8 summit.
- G8 Research Group: G8 Information Centre, University of Toronto
- Official G8 website: Halifax, 1995
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