17th G7 summit

The 17th G7 Summit was held in London, England between July 15 to 17, 1991.

Leaders at the Summit

* Canada - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
* France - President François Mitterrand
* Germany - Chancellor Helmut Kohl
* Italy - Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
* Japan - Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu
* United Kingdom - Prime Minister John Major
* United States - President George H. W. Bush

Others

* Soviet Union - President Mikhail S. GorbachevBritish Prime Minister John Major sent a letter to other members of the G7, asking for their permission to invite Mikhail Gorbachev, who has been pressing to come to London to plead for more Western economic support for his country. Pressure to invite Mr. Gorbachev had come mainly from the leaders of France, Germany and Italy who have made public appeals for him to be invited to attend; but Britain will send the official letter which invites the leader of the Soviet Union to come to London. [Schmidt, William E. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA1E3FF934A35755C0A967958260&scp=1&sq=g8+summit+canada+&st=nyt "Britain Is Proposing to Invite Gorbachev to London Talks,"] "New York Times." June 7, 1991.]

Issues

* Economic Policy
* International Trade
* Energy
* Central and Eastern Europe
* The Soviet Union
* The Middle East
* The Developing Countries and Debt
* Environment
* Drugs
* Migration

References

ee also

* G8

External links

* G8 Research Group: [http://www.g8.utoronto.ca G8 Information Centre] , University of Toronto
* Official G8 website: