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G8 Summit Heiligendamm June 6-8 2007

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"We are building the global house," declares Angela Merkel
Emissions to be halved by the middle of the century
"Everyone must do their bit to protect the climate," says Chancellor Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 group photo with Africa Outreach representatives
Group photo with the Africa Outreach representatives
G8

We need each other

The annual summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations (G8) ended on Friday in Heiligendamm. "It was a successful summit," German Chancellor Angela Merkel was pleased to say. Earlier, the Heads of State and Government had reached wide-ranging agreements on all key issues on the agenda: from climate protection to Africa policy to the newly launched "Heiligendamm Process". The industrialised countries want to continue their co-operation with the five biggest emerging economies in the form of a continuous dialogue.

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Arbeitssitzung mit den Outreach-vertretern im Park Pavillon Gruppenfoto mit den Afrika- und Outreach-Vertretern Begrüßung der Outreach-Vertreter am Kurhaus

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes John A. Kufuor, President of Ghana, to Heiligendamm
G8 Summit

Africa: Commitments will be honoured

The discussions with African representatives were "very honest, very open" German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the first working session on the last day of the Summit in Heiligendamm. US$60 billion have been pledged over the coming years to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

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Press conferences / briefings at the Briefing Centre Heiligendamm

The following press briefings are planned today in the Heiligendamm Briefing Center:

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The G8 President Angela Merkel with "her" young delegate
G8 Summit

Having a say in the future

The J8 have called on the G8 meeting in Heiligendamm to tackle the major problems our world is facing. They advocated fair global trade and called on the G8 most specifically to invest in education in Africa.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes US President George W. Bush to a bilateral working lunch in Heiligendamm
G8

Sending a clear signal together

German Chancellor Angela Merkel feels the G8 stand a good chance of finding a joint position on climate protection issues. That is what she stressed after bilateral meetings with US President George W. Bush and other Heads of State and Government.

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