5th G7 summit
The 5th G7 summit was a meeting in 1979 for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The international group of leaders were together in Japan June 28-29.[1] The meetings were held at the State Guesthouse (Akasaka Palace) in Tokyo.[2]
History[change | change source]
The Tokyo summit of the Group of Seven (G7) was the 5th meeting in a series which began in 1976.
This was the first G7 summit in Japan[3]
The G8 and the summit are part of a consultation process. The G8 is not an international organization.[4] It is an informal group.[5]
Participants[change | change source]
The participants were the "core members" of the group:[6]
| Core G7 members Host nation and leader are indicated in bold text. | |||
| Member | Represented by | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Canada | Joe Clark[1] | Prime Minister |
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France | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing[1] | President |
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West Germany | Helmut Schmidt[1] | Chancellor |
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Italy | Giulio Andreotti [1] | Prime Minister |
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Japan | Masayoshi Ohira[1] | Prime Minister |
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United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher[1] | Prime Minister |
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United States | Jimmy Carter[1] | President |
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European Commission | Roy Jenkins[7] | President |
Overview[change | change source]
The G7 leaders agreed to cooperate in the area of energy for developing countries.[7]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), "Documents of Summit Meetings in the Past" (5th); retrieved 2012-5-21.
- ↑ Japan Cabinet Office, State Guesthouse, Akasaka Palace Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-21.
- ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Previous summits" section) Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-21
- ↑ G20-G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Language" section) Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-21.
- ↑ US Dept. of State, G8 Frequently Asked Questions ("How does the G8 work?" section); retrieved 2012-5-21.
- ↑ Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)," Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Brookings. March 27, 2009; retrieved 2012-2-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 G8 Hokkaido Toyako summit "History of the Summit" (12th) Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine; Delegation of the European Union to Japan, "EU and the G8 & G20"[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-5-21.
Other websites[change | change source]
- University of Toronto: G8 Information Centre
- Parliament.uk, Graphic shows G8 in context Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by 4th G7 summit |
5th G7 summit Tokyo 1979 |
Succeeded by 6th G7 summit |