34th G8 summit

The 34th G8 summit was a meeting in 2008 for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. "The Group of Eight: what is it?"  Reuters. July 3, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.

This meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) was the 34th meeting in a series which began in 1976.  The G8 and the summit are part of a "consultative process and not an international organization".G20-G8 France 2011,  "What is G8?" ; retrieved 2012-3-16.

The meeting took place in Japan at  on the northern island of Hokkaidō.  The international group of leaders met from July 7–9, 2008.Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 34th G8 summit website; retrieved 2012-2-10.

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 G8 membersHost nation and leader are indicated in bold text. Member Represented by Title  Canada Stephen Harper 2008 Hokkaido G-8, delegations ; retrieved 2012-2-10. Prime Minister  France Nicolas Sarkozy  President  Germany Angela Merkel  Chancellor  Italy Silvio Berlusconi  Prime Minister  Japan Yasuo Fukuda  Prime Minister  Russia Dmitri Medvedev  President  United Kingdom Gordon Brown  Prime Minister  United States George W. Bush  President  European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso Hokkaido G-8, delegations;  "EU and the G8 & G20" ; retrieved 2012-2-10. President

Invited leaders 
A small others were invited to join some of the discussions.

G8+5
The G8 plus the five other nations were known as G8+5.
  Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President.
  China Hu Jintao, President. "President Hu to attend G8 summit in Japan," China Daily (Beijing). July 2, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  India Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister. "G-8: world economy will be in focus,"  The Hindu (Chennai). July 5, 2008;  "PM to take up fuel price issue, need for action plan at G8 meet," The Hindu Business Line (New Delhi) -- Dr Singh will have bilateral meeting the Prime Minister of Japan, the US President, and the leaders of Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia and the Secretary General of the United Nations; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  Mexico Felipe Calderón, President."México: presidente Calderón viaja a Japón por cumbre G8 y visita China," Univision (Mexico). July 4, 2008 
  South Africa Thabo Mbeki, President.Liang, Yan. "Mbeki to attend G-8 outreach session in Japan," Xinhua (Beijing). July 6, 2008; Fabricus, Peter.  "Mbeki to press G8 leaders on Africa," The Star (Johannesburg). July 7, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.

Other leaders
  Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President.
  Australia  Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister.Stewart, Cameron.  "Perfect Timing for Kevin Rudd's Trip to Australia,"  The Australian (Melbourne). July 5, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  Ethiopia Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister.Lian, Yan.  "Japanese ambassador: G8 Summit to highlight African issues," Xinhua (Beijing). July 5, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor, President.
  Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President.Liang, Yan.  "Indonesian president to speak on food security at G8+8 summit," Xinhua (Beijing). July 2, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  Nigeria Umaru Yar'Adua, President.
  Senegal Abdoulaye Wade, President.
  South Korea Lee Myung-bak, President.Na Jeong-ju.   "President Lee Heads for Japan for Expanded G8 Summit," Korea Times (Seoul). July 8, 2008 -- Lee is to hold a series of bilateral talks with U.S. President Bush, Russian President Medvedev and leaders of India, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia; retrieved 2012-2-10.
  Tanzania Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President. "Support for Africa's development not just a moral imperative; it is critical to global security, Deputy Secretary-General tells African Union assembly," ReliefWeb, UN-OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs). June 30, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.

Heads of international organizations
Leaders of some organizations were invited to be part of some of the discussions.

 African Union Jean Ping, AU Commission ChairmanFabricus, Peter.  "Mbeki to press G8 leaders on Africa," The Star (Johannesburg). July 7, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10. Jakaya Kikwete, AU Chairman.
  Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Lebedev, Executive Secretary
 20px|IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General
 International Energy Agency Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director
  United Nations Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General.Yan, Yangtze.  "UN chief urges G8 nations to honor commitments to aid Africa," Xinhua (Beijing). July 7, 2008; retrieved 2012-2-10.
 22px|UNESCO UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura, Director General
 World Bank Robert Zoellick, President.
 22px|WHO World Health Organization Margaret Chan, Director-General
 World Trade Organization  Pascal Lamy, Director-General

 Related pages 
 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

 References 

 Other websites 

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

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