6th G7 summit

The 6th G7 summit  was a meeting in 1980 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 Italy on June 22-23.Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),  "Documents of Summit Meetings in the Past" (6th); retrieved 2012-5-21. The meetings were held in Venice.

History
The Venice summit of the Group of Seven (G7) was the 6th meeting in a series which began in 1976.  

This was the first G7 summit hosted by Italy.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.

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 Pierre Trudeau   Prime Minister  France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing  President  West Germany Helmut Schmidt  Chancellor  Italy Francesco Cossiga   Prime Minister  Japan Saburo Okita  Minister for Foreign Affairs   United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher  Prime Minister    United States  Jimmy Carter  President  European Commission Roy Jenkins G8 Hokkaido Toyako summit "History of the Summit" (6th) ; Delegation of the European Union to Japan, "EU and the G8 & G20"; retrieved 2012-5-21. President

Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira had a fatal heart attack only 10 days before the summit.  The Foreign Minister led the Japanese delegation.Stokes, Henry Scott.  "Japan's Prime Minister Ohira Dies At 70 as a Critical Election Nears; Japan's Prime Minister Dies at 70 After Heart Attack Plans for Venice Meeting," New York Times. June 12, 1980.

Overview
The G7 leaders agreed to work together to break the link between oil consumption and economic growth.  Medium- and long-term policies were identified as important issues.

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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