G8 summit in Okinawa 2000

The G8 summit in Okinawa 2000 (also: Kyushu -Okinawa Summit ) was the 26th summit of the heads of government of the Group of Eight . The meeting was chaired by the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori from 21 to 23 July 2000 in the city of Nago , in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa instead.

Attendees

Participants at the G8 summit in July 2000

Heads of State or Government of the G8 and representatives of the European Union
Germany Germany	Gerhard Schröder
France France	Jacques Chirac
Italy Italy	Giuliano Amato
Japan Japan	Yoshirō Mori
Canada Canada	Jean Chrétien
United States United States of America	Bill Clinton
United Kingdom United Kingdom	Tony Blair
Russia Russian Federation	Wladimir Putin
Europe European Union	Romano Prodi

For the first time, heads of government from other countries were invited as guests, namely from South Africa , Nigeria , Algeria and Senegal . Representatives from the World Health Organization were also present.

Web links

Commons : G8 Okinawa 2000 Summit - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Photos at the Kantei
Official documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (English)
Information from Okinawa Prefecture ( Memento from February 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English, Japanese)

Individual evidence

↑ Kirton, John. "A Summit of Substantial Success: The Performance of the 2008 G8"; page 88 and 89 (PDF; 791 kB) G8 Information Center - University of Toronto July 17, 2008.

[G8_paper-1] Kirton, John. "A Summit of Substantial Success: The Performance of the 2008 G8"; page 88 and 89 (PDF; 791 kB) G8 Information Center - University of Toronto July 17, 2008.