title: 11th G7 summit
text: # 11th G7 summit
  
  The 11th G7 Summit was held in Bonn, West Germany between May 2 and May 4, 1985. The venue for the summit meeting was at the former official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, the Palais Schaumburg.
  
  The Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada (since 1976), and the President of the European Commission (starting officially in 1981). The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France's president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and West Germany's chancellor Helmut Schmidt as they conceived the first Group of Six (G6) summit in 1975.
  
  ## Leaders at the summit
  
  The G7 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  
  The 11th G7 summit was the first summit for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
  
  ### Participants
  
  These summit participants are the current "core members" of the international forum:
  
  Core G7 members Host state and leader are shown in bold text. :
  
  | Member | Represented by | Title |
  | - | - | - |
  | Canada | Brian Mulroney | Prime Minister |
  | France | François Mitterrand | President |
  | West Germany | Helmut Kohl | Chancellor |
  | Italy | Bettino Craxi | Prime Minister |
  | Japan | Yasuhiro Nakasone | Prime Minister |
  | United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | Prime Minister |
  | United States | Ronald Reagan | President |
  | European Community | Jacques Delors | Commission President |
  | European Community | Bettino Craxi | Council President |
  
  ## Issues
  
  The summit was intended as a venue for resolving differences among its members. As a practical matter, the summit was also conceived as an opportunity for its members to give each other mutual encouragement in the face of difficult economic decisions. Issues which were discussed at this summit included:
  
  * Growth and Employment
  * Relations with Developing Countries
  * Multilateral Trading System and International Monetary System
  * Environment Policies
  * Cooperation in Science and Technology
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Canada Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister
  * France François Mitterrand, President
  * Germany Helmut Kohl, Chancellor
  * Italy Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister
  * Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister
  * United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister
  * United States Ronald Reagan, President
  * European Union Jacques Delors, Commission President
  