G7 summit in Toronto in 1988

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The G7 summit in Toronto in 1988 was the 14th conference of the G7 group , which took place between June 19 and 21, 1988 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada .

Participants of the unofficial forum of the seven richest industrial nations were hosted by Canada with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney , France represented by François Mitterrand , Federal Republic of Germany represented by Helmut Kohl , Italy represented by Ciriaco De Mita , Japan represented by Noboru Takeshita , the United Kingdom represented by Margaret Thatcher as well the United States represented by Ronald Reagan .

The summit should highlight the differences between its members and provide mutual support for difficult economic decisions. The summit proposed certain easing of the repayment terms for developing countries, the so-called Toronto terms. These were further developed at the 1994 summit in Naples .

The following topics were discussed and recorded at this summit:

  • International economic cooperation
  • Multilateral Economic System / Uruguay Round
  • Newly industrialized economies
  • Developing Countries and Debt
  • environment
  • Future summits
  • Other problems
  • Annex to structural reform

Attendees

Group picture of the participating heads of state and government in front of the University of Toronto
Heads of State or Government of the G7 and representatives of the European Union
GermanyGermany Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl
FranceFrance France François Mitterrand
ItalyItaly Italy Ciriaco De Mita
JapanJapan Japan Noboru Takeshita
CanadaCanada Canada Brian Mulroney
United StatesUnited States United States of America Ronald Reagan
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher
EuropeEurope European Union Jacques Delors

Web links

Commons : G7 Toronto Summit 1988  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. G7 / G8: A Brief Summit Story