G7 summit in Bonn 1978

[from left to right] Giulio Andreotti, Takeo Fukuda, Jimmy Carter, Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

The G7 summit in Bonn in 1978 took place from July 16-17, 1978. It was the fourth meeting of the Group of Seven , and the Federal Republic of Germany was the host for the first time.

The Bonn Declaration and a Declaration on Aircraft Hijackings were drawn up. Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and his Japanese colleague Takeo Fukuda came under pressure from US President Jimmy Carter and others to stimulate their economy, whereupon the summit made trade commitments to overcome the weakness of the world economy, fight inflation and secure future energy supplies ( The United States decided to save oil.

Meeting of the G7 summit was at that Federal Chancellery associated Palais Schaumburg .

Attendees

Heads of State or Government of the G7 and representatives of the European Community

Federal Republic of Germany	Helmut Schmidt
France	Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Italy	Giulio Andreotti
Japan	Takeo Fukuda
Canada	Pierre Elliot Trudeau
United States of America	Jimmy Carter
United Kingdom	James Callaghan
European Union	Roy Jenkins

proof

1. ↑ Bonn Declaration (PDF, 5 pages; 506 kB)
2. ↑ Declaration on hijacking aircraft (PDF, 4 pages; 499 kB)
3. ↑ Spiegel-Online: Euro-Crisis - The fairy tale of overloading Germany , accessed: June 16, 2012