IX. Discussions on the future of G-7 Summit meetings

Prime Minister Miyazawa: Last but not least, since last year we have had discussions about the Summit meeting itself, which started in Rambouillet. At the Tokyo Summit this time, we had discussions on this matter, and I believe the general agreement is that we should have substantive discussions, that we should set aside as many hours as possible for the Heads of State and Government to discuss, to shorten the declarations as much as possible, and so on. We will remove the ceremonial aspects as well. I have been involved in this process in the past, and therefore I have been aware of these wishes, and I believe what we attempted this time has been received very well. We also had discussions on further details. The next Summit meeting will be held in July of next year in Naples, Italy. We have had the kind invitation by the Prime Minister of Italy, which we have gladly accepted. Thank you.

Press Secretary Masamichi Hanabusa: Thank you very much. Questions, please.

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