| 11th G7 summit | |
|---|---|
 Schaumburg Palace in Bonn | |
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | May 2–4, 1985 |
| Venue(s) | Palais Schaumburg |
| Cities | Bonn,North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Follows | 10th G7 summit |
| Precedes | 12th G7 summit |
The11th G7 Summit was held inBonn,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, thePalais Schaumburg.[1]
TheGroup of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries:France,West Germany,Italy,Japan, theUnited Kingdom, theUnited States,Canada (since 1976),[2] and thePresident of the European Commission (starting officially in 1981).[3] 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 presidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing and West Germany's chancellorHelmut Schmidt as they conceived the firstGroup of Six (G6) summit in 1975.[4]
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.[3]
The 11th G7 summit was the first summit forCanadian Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney.
These summit participants are the current "core members" of the international forum:[5][1][6]
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.[4] Issues which were discussed at this summit included:
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