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Fact Sheet: The President's Achievements at the G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm,
Germany
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 8, 2007

Fact Sheet: The President's Achievements at the G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm,
Germany

ÿÿWhite House News

ÿÿÿÿÿ G8 Summit 2007

The President, In Collaboration With Other Leaders From The G-8 Nations,
Took Action To Address A Broad Range Of Global Issues, Including:
  þ Launching a new global framework to address climate change, energy
    security, economic growth and sustainable development;
  þ Committing to partnering with African countries to foster development,
    especially by enabling the private sector and combating disease;
  þ Calling for a reinvigorated push for an ambitious and balanced outcome
    in the Doha development agenda negotiations;
  þ Agreeing to continue to cooperate closely to fight terrorism and the
    spread of weapons of mass destruction;
  þ Calling on the government of Sudan to cease hostilities and stop the
    humanitarian crisis in Darfur; and
  þ Advancing common interests in critical regions, including Iran, North
    Korea, the Middle East, and Afghanistan.ÿ ÿ

Climate Change And Energy Efficiency

G-8 Leaders Recognized The Importance Of Confronting Global Climate Change
And Assuring Energy Security and Economic Growth Through Enhanced
Cooperation On Technology.ÿThe G-8:
  þ Endorsed the President_s initiative to convene the major energy
    consuming and greenhouse gasÿ emitting economies to agree on a new
    international framework by the end of 2008, including a long-term
    global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
  þ Agreed to prepare national reports evaluating G-8 member states_
    efforts to implement the energy security principles agreed to at the
    St, Petersburg Summit in 2006;
  þ Reaffirmed commitment to work towards the reduction or, where
    appropriate, elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to
    environmental goods and services through the WTO Doha negotiations;
  þ Will develop and implement national energy efficiency programs and to
    advance international energy efficiency cooperation;
  þ Agreed to pursue joint efforts in key sectors including sustainable
    forestry, power generation, transportation, industry, and buildings;
  þ Agreed to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy
    technologies; and
  þ Agreed to enhance cooperation with developing countries to adapt to
    climate change.

Africa

G-8 Leaders Demonstrated Their Commitment To Work With Africa To Facilitate
Opportunity and Conflict Resolution And To Combat The Scourge Of Infectious
Diseases.ÿThe G-8:ÿ
  þ Agreed to a core set of development principles:
      þ Promoting good governance
      þ Improving response to fragile states
      þ Fostering economic opportunity
  þ Committing partnership with developing countries
  þ Stressed the importance of measures to encourage private sector growth,
    including deepening financial markets, improving governance, and
    enabling trade;
  þ Agreed to help finance shortfalls of well designed and accountable
    education plans for African countries, and recognized the importance of
    supporting learning outside the classroom;
  þ Will continue to help build capacity of the AU_s Africa Standby Force,
    including an African Volunteer Service;
  þ Will work towards meeting demand driven funding needs of the Global
    Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and to support greater
    attention and appropriate resources from the Fund to address the needs
    of women and girls;
  þ Set a goal of enabling, in the next few years, the 30 highest malaria
    burden countries in Africa to halve their malaria related deaths; andÿ
  þ Set a goal of supporting treatment for five million HIV/AIDS  infected
    individuals, preventing 24 million new infections, and caring for 24
    million people, including 10 million orphans and vulnerable children.

Doha

G-8 Leaders Stressed the Importance of Promptly Concluding an Ambitious and
Balanced Doha Development Agenda Agreement that benefits Developed and
Developing Countries.ÿÿÿThe G-8:
  þ Called on all WTO Members to demonstrate the flexibility needed to
    conclude the negotiations by the end of 2007 and reiterated the
    importance of trade capacity building in helping developing countries
    best take advantage of new opportunities resulting from trade
    liberalization.

Counterterrorism

G-8 Leaders:
  þ Supported the central role of the UN in combating terrorism and called
    for rapid conclusion of the UN comprehensive Convention on
    International Terrorism; and
  þ Agreed to work together and with other stakeholders on a comprehensive
    economic strategy for development in the Afghanistan and Pakistan
    border region;
  þ Will counter the conditions that terrorists exploit, protect critical
    transport and energy infrastructures, combat the financing of
    terrorism, and remain vigilant against terrorist use of the internet;
  þ Strengthen efforts to combat the abuse for terrorist or other criminal
    purposes of informal methods of transferring money across borders,
    particularly by cash couriers; and
  þ Work together to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of
    terrorists.

Heiligendamm Process

G-8 Recognized The Growing Importance Of Emerging Economies.ÿ

The G-8 agreed to:
  þ Launch the _Heiligendamm Process  a high level dialogue between G-8
    countries, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa to address
    innovation, freedom of investment, development in Africa, and energy
    efficiency and to provide reports at the next two G-8 Summits.

Darfur

G-8 Leaders Continued Their Efforts To Address The Ongoing Violence And
Humanitarian Crisis In Darfur.ÿThe G-8:
  þ Appealed to all parties to facilitate delivery of humanitarian
    assistance and to respect international humanitarian law;
  þ Called on the UN, the AU and the Government of Sudan for speedy
    deployment of the UN heavy support package to the peacekeeping mission;
  þ Call on the Government of Sudan to urgently agree to the UN-AU hybrid
    force; and
  þ Called on parties to continue implementation of the North-South
    Comprehensive Peace Agreement in order to create a united, peaceful,
    and democratic Sudan.

Open Global Economy

G-8 Leaders Emphasized That The International System Must Be Based On
Shared Commitments To Open Markets, Transparency, And Investment
Opportunities.ÿThe G-8 :
  þ Pledged to strengthen open investment regimes and to fight investment
    protectionism while reaffirming limited investment restrictions on
    national security grounds;

Innovation And Intellectual Property

G-8 Leaders Recognized That Innovation Drives Economic Growth And That
Assurance Of Intellectual Property Rights Will Encourage Innovation. ÿThe
G-8 agreed to:
  þ Strengthen cooperation to combat counterfeiting and piracy of
    intellectual property rights both among the G-8 and with developing
    countries and
  þ Ask the OECD to make recommendations on how to better enforce
    intellectual property rights.

Nonproliferation

G-8 Leaders Shared Strong Concerns About The Threats Of The Proliferation
Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction.ÿThe G-8:
  þ Pledged to counter the global proliferation challenge and continue to
    support and implement all non-proliferation statements issued at
    previous G-8 summits;
  þ Agreed to take steps to ensure the international financial system is
    not used to finance proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and
  þ Endorsed mechanisms assuring access to nuclear fuel-related services
    that provide states with an alternative to pursuing enrichment and
    reprocessing activities and continue the moratorium on the transfer of
    enrichment and reprocessing technology.

Governance

G-8 Leaders Emphasized The Importance Of Good Governance To Promote
Investment And Development.ÿThe G-8 agreed to:
  þ Support continued systematic monitoring of the OECD Anti Bribery
    Convention to ensure effective implementation of international
    anti-bribery obligations;
  þ Deny safe haven to corrupt individuals and develop measures to prevent
    corrupt individuals from using the international financial system to
    access the gains from their criminal activities; and
  þ Provide developing countries assistance in recovering stolen assets,
    including regional workshops on asset recovery;
  þ Support good governance and anti-corruption initiatives, such as the
    Extractive Industry Initiative (EITI); and
  þ Work towards developing a consolidated set of standards for the
    international mining sector.

G-8 Leaders Discussed How to Advance Common Interests in Critical Regions,
Including:

Iran

G-8 Leaders Reiterated Their Profound Concern Over Iran_s Failure to
Address International Concerns Over Its Nuclear Activities. The G-8:
  þ Insist that Iran comply with its international obligations and UNSC
    Resolutions 1696,1737 and 1747, in particular its obligation to suspend
    all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities to allow for
    negotiations on the P5+1 initiative;
  þ Remain committed to a negotiated solution to address the proliferation
    concerns raised by Iran_s nuclear program.

DPRK

G-8 Leaders Strongly Condemned The Pursuit Of Nuclear Weapons By The North
Korean Regime.ÿThe G-8 agreed to:
  þ Reaffirm commitment to achieving the denuclearization of the Korea
    Peninsula;
  þ Urge North Korea to promptly implement the agreement on Initial Actions
    of 13 February 2007 and the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005 in
    good faith; and
  þ Urge North Korea to address effectively human right concerns of the
    international community including abductions.

Israeli-Palestinian Issues

G-8 Leaders Expressed Their Commitment To The Creation Of A Viable,
Sovereign, And Democratic Palestinian State, Living Side By Side In Peace
And Security With Israel, Within Internationally Recognized Borders. The
G-8 agreed to:
  þ Support discussions between Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas
    regarding a political horizon -- consistent with the Roadmap and UNSCRs
    242, 338, 1397 and 1515 -- with the Quartet playing a central role;
  þ Call on the Government of the Palestinian Authority to commit fully to
    the principle of non-violence, recognize the right of Israel to exist,
    and accept previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements consistent with the
    Quartet statements of February 9 and 21 and March 21, 2007;
  þ Reiterate their call on the Government of the Palestinian Authority to
    bring terrorist violence to an end; and
  þ Welcome the Arab Peace Initiative as reaffirmed in the declaration of
    the Arab League Summit of March 29 and the continuing efforts to
    promote it as a contribution toward peace.

Lebanon

G-8 Leaders Expressed Support For A Sovereign Lebanon and for its
Legitimate Government.ÿ ÿÿThe G-8 agreed to:
  þ Support the legitimate and democratic government of Lebanon and urge a
    rapid solution to the current political deadlock;
  þ Recognize the need to reinforce Lebanon_s sovereignty, territorial
    integrity, and independence, and call for the full and speedy
    implementation of UNSCR 1701 and all other relevant Security Council
    resolutions;
  þ Welcome the establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon and urge
    all members of the international community to lend their support to and
    to cooperate with the Tribunal; and
  þ Call on the Syrian government to fully implement UNSCRs 1559, 1636,
    1680 and 1701 and to respect Lebanon_s sovereignty and refrain from
    interfering in Lebanese domestic affairs.

Iraq

G-8 Leaders Reiterated Their Commitment To Iraq_s Independence, Sovereignty
and Territorial Integrity. The G-8:
  þ Support the democratically elected Government of Iraq and its efforts
    to restore public order, promote national reconciliation and the rule
    of law as well as economic reconstruction;
  þ Condemn all acts of terrorism and politically motivated or sectarian
    attacks against the Iraqi population;
  þ Support the Iraqi Government_s efforts to engage neighboring states and
    the international community; and
  þ Welcome the launching of the International Compacts with Iraq on 3 May
    2007 in Sharm El Sheikh, hoping that benchmarks set by the Government
    of Iraq for its economic, political, security and social reform
    strategies will encourage Iraq to pursue these targets.

Afghanistan-Pakistan

G-8 Leaders Expressed Continued Support For Afghanistan In Achieving Its
Security, Governance And Development Goals. The G-8 agreed to:
  þ Welcome the progress Afghans achieved over the last year in their
    effort to build a secure, economically viable and democratic state free
    from terrorism and narcotics, and based on the rule of law;
  þ Deplored the continuing threats to security that present an obstacle to
    the development of Afghanistan;
  þ Renew its support for the UN_s central leadership role in the country_s
    reconstruction efforts, and encourage the UN Assistance Mission to
    Afghanistan to expand its presence in the provinces; and
  þ Support concrete projects that improve cooperation between Afghanistan
    and Pakistan on security, refugee issues, economic development, and
    promote people-to-people contacts.
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