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. The meetings were held at the State Guesthouse (Akasaka Palace) in Tokyo.

19th G7 summit

History

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

19th G7 summit

Two previous G7 summit was hosted by Japan at Tokyo (1979 and 1986).

19th G7 summit

The G8 and the summit are part of a consultation process. The G8 is not an international organization. It is an informal group.

Core participants

The participants were the "core members" of the group:

This was the first international summit for Prime Minister Campbell and for President Clinton.

Overview

The G7 leaders agreed to work on common strategies for global economic growth; 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.

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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1993 in Asia

20th century in Tokyo

1990s in Japan