20th G7 summit

The 20th G7 Summit was held in Naples, Italy, on 8–10 July 1994. The venue for the summit meetings was the former Royal Palace in Naples.Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): Summit Meetings in the Past.

The Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada (since 1976),Saunders, Doug. "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders," Globe and Mail (Toronto). 5 July 2008 – n.b., the G7 becomes the Group of Eight (G7) with the inclusion of Russia starting in 1997. and the President of the European Commission (starting officially in 1981).Reuters: "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?", 3 July 2008. The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and West Germany's chancellor Helmut Schmidt as they conceived the first Group of Six (G6) summit in 1975.Reinalda, Bob and Bertjan Verbeek. (1998). Autonomous Policy Making by International Organizations, p. 205.

Leaders at the summit The G7 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The 20th G7 summit was the first summit for Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. It was also the last summit for French President François Mitterrand.

Participants These summit participants are the current "core members" of the international forum:Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)," Brookings. 27 March 2009; "core" members (Muskoka 2010 G-8, official site). MOFA: Summit (20); European Union: "EU and the G8"

Core G7 membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text. Member Represented by Title Canada Jean Chrétien Prime Minister France François Mitterrand President Germany Helmut Kohl Chancellor Italy Silvio Berlusconi Prime Minister Japan Tomiichi Murayama Prime Minister United Kingdom John Major Prime Minister United States Bill Clinton President European Union Jacques Delors Commission President Helmut Kohl Council President

Agenda

The first night of the summit included a working dinner for the international leaders. The event was organized in the dramatic setting of Castel dell'Ovo at the waters' edge of the Bay of Naples. "Summit in Naples; Japan's Premier Is Hospitalized," New York Times. 9 July 1994.

Issues The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions. Issues which were discussed at this summit included: Jobs and economic growth Trade Environment Developing countries Nuclear safety Ukraine Russia Other countries in transition Cooperation against transnational crime and money laundering

Gallery of participating leaders Core G7 participants

20th G7 summit

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