5th G7 summit
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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 on June 28-29.[1] The meetings were held at the State Guesthouse (Akasaka Palace) in Tokyo.[2]
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History [change]
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 hosted by 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]
The participants were the "core members" of the group:[6]
| Core G7 members Host nation and leader are indicated in bold text. |
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| 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]
The G7 leaders agreed to cooperate in the area of energy for developing countries.[7]
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References [change]
- ↑ 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; retrieved 2012-5-21.
- ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Previous summits" section); retrieved 2012-5-21
- ↑ G20-G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Language" section); 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)," Brookings. March 27, 2009; retrieved 2012-2-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 G8 Hokkaido Toyako summit "History of the Summit" (12th); Delegation of the European Union to Japan, "EU and the G8 & G20"; retrieved 2012-5-21.
Other websites [change]
Media related to 5th G7 summit at Wikimedia Commons- University of Toronto: G8 Information Centre
- Parliament.uk, Graphic shows G8 in context
Media related to | Preceded by 4th G7 summit |
5th G7 summit Tokyo 1979 |
Succeeded by 6th G7 summit |
