Monday, July 17, 2006

The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations met over the weekend in St. Petersburg in Russia for the 32nd G8 Summit, held under Russia’s presidency, to discuss the ongoing Israel-Lebanon crisis, the stalled world trade talks and other issues. They also met with other world leaders, the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy.

Contents

  • 1 Israel-Lebanon crisis
    • 1.1 G8 Statement on the crisis
    • 1.2 Summit leaders express differing opinions
    • 1.3 Call for UN action
    • 1.4 Reactions from the Middle-east
  • 2 WTO Trade talks
  • 3 Assistance to Africa and other issues
  • 4 External links
  • 5 Related news
  • 6 Sources