The summit of Group of Eight - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama
Here are pictures from the summit of Group of Eight, which took place in the Italian L’Aquila.
The Group of Eight (G8, and formerly the G6 or Group of Six) is a forum, created by France in 1975, for governments of eight nations of the northern hemisphere: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; in addition, the European Union is represented within the G8. “G8” can refer to the member states or to the annual summit meeting of the G8 heads of government.
On the last day of the summit «Big Eight» leaders of the countries pledged to fight hunger, 20 billion dollars – a 5 billion more than originally planned.

G8 Summit - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama, Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt

G8 Summit - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama, Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt

G8 Summit - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama, Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt

G8 Summit - President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama

G8 Summit - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Taro Aso, President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Barack Obama, Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt

G8 Summit - President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister Gordon Brown

G8 summit 2009 - Chancellor of Germany - Angela Merkel
Chancellor of GermanyAngela Merkel.

G8 summit 2009 - Chancellor of Germany - Angela Merkel

Group of Eight - U.S. President Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - U.S. President Barack Obama
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave U.S. President Yellow T-shirt, the Brazilian football team.

G8 - U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy
U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

G8 - The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

G8 Summit - Silvio Berlusconi and Angela Merkel
Silvio Berlusconi and Angela Merkel.

president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
The president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi
The representative of the African countries at the summit of the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.

G8 - Commission President José Manuel Barroso
Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

Nicolas Sarkozy - Carla Bruni
Nicolas Sarkozy with his wife Carla Bruni.

Nicolas Sarkozy - Barack Obama
Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama.

Nicolas Sarkozy - Barack Obama

Nicolas Sarkozy - Barack Obama - Angela Merkel
Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel.

Nicolas Sarkozy - Angela Merkel
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel.

G8 - The Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso - Barack Obama - Silvio Berlusconi
The Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso meets Barack Obama and Silvio Berlusconi.

Photos G8 Summit

Photos G8 Summit

Photos G8 Summit

Photos G8 Summit

Photos G8 Summit

Photos G8 Summit

Photos: Reuters, AP, AFP, Getty Images.


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