G7 summit in Paris in 1989

The Grande Arche , venue of the 15th G7 summit.

The G7 summit in Paris in 1989 was the 15th conference of the G7 group , which took place between 14 and 16 July 1989 in Paris . The venue for the summit was the Grande Arche , which was completed shortly before as part of the bicentenary of the French Revolution .

Participants in the unofficial forum of the seven richest industrial nations were hosted by Paris with President François Mitterrand , Canada represented by Brian Mulroney , the Federal Republic of Germany represented by Helmut Kohl , Italy represented by Ciriaco De Mita , Japan represented by Sōsuke Uno , the United Kingdom represented by Margaret Thatcher as well as the United States represented by George HW Bush . Jacques Delors , President of the European Commission , had observer status .

A very large part of the summit (approx. 50%) was devoted to environmental policy.

Main themes

• Environmental policy
• International economic situation
• International monetary policy development and coordination
• Improve economic efficiency
• Trade problems
• General development problems
• Situation in the poorest countries in the world
• Improved debt strategy for heavily indebted countries
• Drug problems
• International cooperation against AIDS

Attendees

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

Federal Republic of Germany	Helmut Kohl
France	François Mitterrand
Italy	Ciriaco De Mita
Japan	Sōsuke Uno
Canada	Brian Mulroney
United States	George HW Bush
United Kingdom	Margaret Thatcher
European Union	Jacques Delors

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "James, Barry. For the Grande Arche, Not-So-Grand Notices," (English) New York Times. July 1, 1991.
2. ↑ G7 / G8 A short summit story at weltwirtschaft-und-entwicklung.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.