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The '''15th G7 Summit''' was held in the business district of [[La Défense]] to the west of [[Paris, France]] between July 14 to 16, 1989. The venue for the summit meetings was near the [[Grande Arche]];<ref name="j-mofa1">Japan, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] ([[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|MOFA]]): [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/summit/2000/past_summit/table_e/index.html Summit Meetings in the Past.]</ref> and the event was also called the "Summit of the Arch."
The '''15th G7 Summit''' was held in the business district of [[La Défense]] to the west of [[Paris, France]] between July 14 to 16, 1989. The venue for the summit meetings was near the [[Grande Arche]];<ref name="j-mofa1">Japan, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] ([[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|MOFA]]): [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/summit/2000/past_summit/table_e/index.html Summit Meetings in the Past.]</ref> and the event was also called the "Summit of the Arch."


The [[G8#History|Group of Seven]] ([[G8#History|G7]]) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], [[Canada]] (since 1976)<ref name="saunders1">Saunders, Doug. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080704.wG8-analysis05/BNStory/International/columnists "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders,"] ''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). July 5, 2008 -- n.b., the G7 becomes the [[G8|Group of Eight]] ([[G8#History|G7]]) with the inclusion of [[Russia]] starting in 1997.</ref> and the [[President of the European Commission]] (starting officially in 1981).<ref name="reuters_what">Reuters: [http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKB26280520080703?sp=true "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?"], July 3, 2008.</ref> The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's President [[Giscard d'Estaing]] and Germany's Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]] as they conceived the first [[G8#History|Group of Six]] ([[G8#History|G6]]) summit in 1975.<ref name="reinalda205">Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). [http://books.google.com/books?id=Bt3AzOHtXwgC&pg=PA205&dq=G7+summit&client=firefox-a#PPA205,M1 ''Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations,'' p. 205.]</ref>
The [[G8#History|Group of Seven]] ([[G8#History|G7]]) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], [[Canada]] (since 1976)<ref name="saunders1">Saunders, Doug. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080704.wG8-analysis05/BNStory/International/columnists "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders,"] ''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). July 5, 2008.</ref> and the [[President of the European Commission]] (starting officially in 1981).<ref name="reuters_what">Reuters: [http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKB26280520080703?sp=true "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?"], July 3, 2008.</ref> The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's President [[Giscard d'Estaing]] and Germany's Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]] as they conceived the first [[G8#History|Group of Six]] ([[G8#History|G6]]) summit in 1975.<ref name="reinalda205">Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). [http://books.google.com/books?id=Bt3AzOHtXwgC&pg=PA205&dq=G7+summit&client=firefox-a#PPA205,M1 ''Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations,'' p. 205.]</ref>

==Leaders at the Summit==
==Leaders at the Summit==
The G7 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="reuters_what"/>
===Core G7 participants===
* {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Canada]]''' - [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>
* {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Canada]]''' - [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>
* {{flagicon|EU}} '''[[European Commission]]''' - President [[Jacques Delors]]<ref>[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)]]: [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/summit/2000/past_summit/table_e/index.html Summit (15)]; [[European Union]]: [http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/union/showpage_en_union.external.g8.php "EU and the G8"]</ref>
* {{flagicon|France}} '''[[France]]''' - [[President of France|President]] [[François Mitterrand]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>
* {{flagicon|France}} '''[[France]]''' - [[President of France|President]] [[François Mitterrand]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>
* {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[West Germany]]''' - [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>
* {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[West Germany]]''' - [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]].<ref name="j-mofa1"/>

Revision as of 01:01, 29 May 2010

15th G7 summit
Host countryFrance
DatesJune 14-16

The 15th G7 Summit was held in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris, France between July 14 to 16, 1989. The venue for the summit meetings was near the Grande Arche;[1] and the event was also called the "Summit of the Arch."

The Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada (since 1976)[2] and the President of the European Commission (starting officially in 1981).[3] The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's President Giscard d'Estaing and Germany's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as they conceived the first Group of Six (G6) summit in 1975.[4]

Leaders at the Summit

The G7 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.[3]

Core G7 participants

Issues

The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions.[4] Issues which were discussed at this summit included:

  • International Economic Situation
  • International Monetary Developments and Coordination
  • Improving Economic Efficiency
  • Trade Issues
  • General Problems of Development
  • The Situation in the Poorest Countries
  • Strengthened Debt Strategy for the Heavily Indebted Countries
  • Environment
  • Drug Issues
  • International Cooperation against AIDS

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): Summit Meetings in the Past.
  2. ^ Saunders, Doug. "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders," Globe and Mail (Toronto). July 5, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Reuters: "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?", July 3, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations, p. 205.
  5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan): Summit (15); European Union: "EU and the G8"

References

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