Sea Island G8 Summit 2004
The 2004 Sea Island G8 Summit was the United States' 30th summit of the Group of Eight leaders . The meeting was chaired by US President George W. Bush from July 8-10, 2004.
The main topics were international terrorism, development aid, the Near and Middle East and global economic issues.
Attendees
Heads of State or Government of the G8 and representatives of the European Union
Invited heads of state or government
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agenda
World economy
The global economy, with growth rates of 4% in the USA and 2% in the EU, was viewed positively by the heads of state and government of the G8 countries. You promised to further strengthen the economic framework. Furthermore, the situation on the oil markets was discussed in detail and the announcement by the oil-producing countries to increase their oil production was welcomed. The heads of state and government of the G8 spoke out in favor of free world trade and agreed on a trade declaration on the Doha Round , which called for greater integration of developing countries into global trade.
near and Middle East
The topics of Iraq and the Middle East dominated the meeting. US President George W. Bush appealed to the NATO states to show more commitment and to strive for a stable Iraqi democracy. The German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder expressed his skepticism about the proposal for an increased NATO mission and the British Prime Minister Tony Blair also stated that he did not consider it sensible to send more NATO troops to Iraq. However, he spoke out in favor of supporting the region and the existing troops. French President Jacques Chirac stressed that it was not up to NATO to intervene in Iraq. The president viewed attempts to export Western democracies globally with great skepticism. Democracy is not a method, but a culture, said the president.
Development policy
The heads of state and government announced the training of 75,000 new UN soldiers within five years, most of whom were to be stationed in Africa . Furthermore, improved coordination was agreed in the development of a vaccine against AIDS , for which the US pledged $ 15 million in support.
The G8 states called on the UN to address the situation in Sudan . A debt relief program for the world's poorest nations was also confirmed . The heads of state and government declared their intention to waive large sums of money in developing countries and announced a solution to Iraq's external debt.
Security and terrorism
The G8 states agreed to a 28-point plan to improve security at airports , which should avoid costly and unnecessary audits at the same time.
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- ↑ Delegations at the G8 summit in Sea Island 2004 (University of Toronto)
- ↑ a b G8 World Economic Summit 2004. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Bmwi.de, November 2004, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on August 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Bush Not Counting On NATO Troops. cbsnews.com, June 7, 2004, accessed August 29, 2015 .
- ^ New NATO Iraq role 'unlikely'. bbc.co.uk, June 9, 2004, accessed August 29, 2015 .
- ^ Bush opens new rift over Middle East plan. theguardian.com, June 10, 2004, accessed August 29, 2015 .
