19th G7 summit

The 19th G7 summit was a meeting in 1993 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 from July 7-9, 1993.Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): "Documents of Summit Meetings in the Past" (19th). Retrieved 2012-5-121.  The meetings were held at the State Guesthouse (Akasaka Palace) in Tokyo.Japan Cabinet Office, State Guesthouse, Akasaka Palace . Retrieved 2012-2-11.

History
The Tokyo summit of the Group of Seven (G7) was the 19th meeting in a series which began in 1976.

Two previous G7 summit was hosted by Japan at Tokyo (1979 and 1986).G20/G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Previous summits" section) . Retrieved 2012-5-21.

The G8 and the summit are part of a consultation process. The G8 is not an international organization.G20-G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Language" section) . Retrieved 2012-5-21. It is an informal group.US Dept. of State, G8 Frequently Asked Questions ("How does the G8 work?" section). Retrieved 2012-5-21.

Core participants
The participants were the "core members" of the group:Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV),"  Brookings. March 27, 2009. Retrieved 2012-2-10.

Core G7 membersHost nation and leader are indicated in bold text. Member Represented by Title  Canada Kim Campbell Prime Minister  France François Mitterrand President  Germany Helmut Kohl Chancellor  Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Prime Minister  Japan Miyazawa Kiichi Prime Minister  United Kingdom John Major Prime Minister  United States Bill Clinton President  European Commission Henning ChristophersenBrull, Steven.  "EC Also Gets No Concession From Japan,"  New York Times (US). July 7, 1993; Delegation of the European Union to Japan, "EU and the G8 & G20". Retrieved 2012-5-21. Vice President European Council Jean-Luc Dehaene President

This was the first international summit for Prime Minister Campbell and for President Clinton.Fransworth, Clyde H. "Summit in Tokyo; Canada's Leader Enters Global Arena," New York Times. July 7, 1993. Retrieved 2012-5-21.

Overview
The G7 leaders agreed to work on common strategies for global economic growth;G8 Hokkaido Toyako summit, "History of the Summit" (19th) . Retrieved 2012-5-21. and they discussed
 Strengthening the UN
 Regional problems
 Strengthening efforts related to nuclear nonproliferation

The group of leaders called for an "international agreement" to "protect forests." There is little evidence of follow-up.Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. "It's Time to Save the Forests," New York Times. July 19, 2000. Retrieved 2012-2-10.

Related pages
 G8
 List of G8 summits

References

Other websites

 University of Toronto: G8 Information Centre 
 Parliament.uk, Graphic shows G8 in context 

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