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Leaders at the Summit

• Canada - Prime Minister Jean Chretien
• France - President Jacques Chirac
• West Germany - Chancellor Helmut Kohl
• Italy - Prim Minister Romano Prodi
• Japan - Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro
• UK - Prime Minister John Major
• USA - President Bill Clinton
• European Communities - Commissioner Jacques Santer (not officially part of G7)

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Issues

• STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC AND MONETARY COOPERATION
• PROMOTING STRONG AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL GROWTH OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT
• ENHANCING OUR APPROACH TO EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
• IMPLEMENTING A NEW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT: AN AMBITION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
• ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEVELOPMENT
• PROVIDING THE NECESSARY MULTILATERAL SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT
• TOWARD SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION INTO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

See also

• G8

The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. ...

External links

• UToronoto G8 project