Secretary-General Attends G-8 Summit

Secretary-General Kofi Annan attends G-8 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, from 1-3 June 2003. Heads of State and government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Russian Federation and the President of the European Commission will meet to address challenges in the field of economy, development, and security.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre in front) at the G-8 summit.
Also seen from left to right: Vincente Fox, President of Mexico; Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Pascal Couchepin, President of the Swiss Confederation; Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, President of Brazil; and Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, is behind Mr. da Silva, and Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, is behind Mr. Couchepin.