The Hill

The G8 Summit

Julia Newman

On March 30th 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, went to Ottawa, Canada to meet with other G8 Summit leaders. Clinton traveled to Canada to prepare for the Summit occurring in June. While in Canada, Clinton has plans to hold bilateral talks with the Japanese foreign minister, Katsuya Okada. The 36th annual G8 Summit will be held from June 25th-27th. The idea behind the G8 Summit is to get the leaders of most populous and most powerful countries together to discuss global issues, such as international security and climate change. The countries involved in this summit include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

• Bilateral talks: diplomatic discussions that include only the two states involved.

• The positives of the G8 summit: With globalization (integrated economies, and other issues) increasing, this is a great way for world leaders to see the big picture and work collaboratively.
• The negatives of the G8 Summit: This summit leaves out many countries and therefore does not get a well-rounded worldview.

Additional Reading:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/29/clinton.canada/index.html