The Model G8 Youth Summit has concluded!

During three intensive days of work and fun the student delegations passed a 16 pages long final communiqué. Important issues of the G8-agenda were discussed and incorporated in the final communiqué. The US-missile defence initiative, climate change and the conflict in Darfur were topics which were lively debated. The project has attracted some press coverage, the Deutsche Welle published an article on its website.

The Model G8 started on Thursday, 26 April with a dinner and the first get-together. On Friday, 27 April the delegates gathered for the official opening in the rooms of the German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP). After the official part of the event was over, people enjoyed the great weather on the DGAP terrace, using the occasion to get to know each other better and to probe each other’s positions in the first informal negotiations.

The official meetings and negotiations started on Saturday, 28 April and lasted until Monday, 30 April. The negotiating rounds took place at the Hertie School of Governance in central Berlin. On Saturday and Sunday night, panel discussions were held with experts on two major G8-topics: One about the G8 and it s stance towards the "emerging economies", the other about the G8 and its responsibility in environmental policy.

On Monday the communiqué was finally drawn up with the assistance of former ambassador Adolf von Wagner and officially agreed on by the heads of states. After the farewell party, the participants left Berlin with a good feeling. They learned a lot about negotiations, how to develop compromises on the level of international diplomacy and the problems and pressures that come with the position of a head of state or a government minister.

We are pleased to announce that the Japanese delegation invites all interested students to join next year’s Model G8 Youth Summit 2008 in Yokohama, Japan. The preparations will start this summer – so stay tuned for a new round of top-level discussions and negotiations.

 

Final Comminiqué 2007

 

 

Das Final Communiqué als DGAPbericht

Keio University students participate in Model G8 Youth Summit 2007 Berlin

Das britische Team

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_________________	Thursday, 26 April
10.00 - 12.00 a.m.	Welcome in the Hostel, Meet & Greet of the participants
06.00 - 08.00 p.m.	7.00 p.m. Dinner at the restaurant 12 Apostel“. Official Welcome of the Delegations, Introduction into the Program & Protocol, Give-Aways
08.00 - 10.00 p.m.	Leisure time
_________________	Friday, 27 April
08.00 - 09.00 a.m.	Breakfast (Hostel)
10.00 - 02.00 a.m.	Visiting the Embassies
02.00 - 03.00 p.m.	Packed Lunches (handed in after Breakfast)
03.00 - 04.00 p.m.	03.30 – 5.00 p.m. (DGAP) Reception and official opening of the Model G8 Youth Summit 2007
04.30 - 06.00 p.m.	Leisure Time for Informal Negotiations
08.00 - 10.00 p.m.	Dinner in the restaurant “Populär” & „Pub Crawl“ Berlin by Night
_________________	Saturday, 28 April
08.00 - 09.00 a.m.	Breakfast (Hostel)
10.00 - 12.00 a.m.	1st Meeting of the Ministerial Groups with a Introductory Presentation by a Member of the DGAP concerning a Main Topic of the Department
12.00 - 02.00 p.m.	Meeting within the Delegations: G8 Countries (HSoG) Outreach Countries (DGAP)
02.00 - 03.00 p.m.	Lunch (at Hertie School of Governance)
03.00 - 04.00 p.m.	2nd Meeting of the Ministerial Groups
04.00 - 04.30 p.m.	Coffee Break (at HSoG)
04.30 - 06.00 p.m.	3rd Meeting of the Ministerial Groups
06.00 - 08.00 p.m.	07.30 – 09.30 p.m. Panel discussion: Global economics with new actors – G8 and its dealing with emerging countries Bosch Konzernrepräsentanz Bismarckstr. 71 10627 Berlin
08.00 - 10.00 p.m.
_________________	Sunday, 29 April
08.00 - 09.00 a.m.	Breakfast
10.00 - 12.00 a.m.	4th Meeting of the Ministerial Groups with a Introductory Presentation by a Member of the DGAP concerning a Main Topic of the Department
12.00 - 02.00 p.m.	Meeting within the Delegations
02.00 - 03.00 p.m.	Snack (at Hertie School of Governance)
03.00 - 04.00 p.m.	5th Meeting of the Ministerial Groups
04.00 - 04.30 p.m.	Coffee break (at HSoG)
04.30 - 06.00 p.m.	04.30 - 05.30 p.m. Plenary Session
06.00 - 08.00 p.m.	06.30 - 07.20 p.m. Dinner (at FEZ)
08.00 - 10.00 p.m.	07.30 – approx. 09.30 p.m. Panel discussion: Climate Change – G8 and its Political Responsibility in Environmental Policies FEZ Berlin An der Wuhlheide 197 Oberschöneweide
_________________	Monday, 30 April
08.00 - 09.00 a.m.	Breakfast
10.00 - 12.00 a.m.	Meeting within the Delegation rounds concerning the Final Communiqué Briefing of the German delegation concerning advisory service for the compilation of the communiqué
12.00 - 02.00 p.m.	Last Negotiation concerning the Communiqué within the Ministerial Groups
02.00 - 03.00 p.m.	Lunch (at Hertie School of Governance)
03.00 - 04.00 p.m.	03.00 - 04.30 p.m. Plenary Session
04.00 - 04.30 p.m.
04.30 - 06.00 p.m.	Official Presentation of the Communiqué, Annotations to the Communiqué
06.00 - 08.00 p.m.	Dinner (not provided)
08.00 - 10.00 p.m.	09.00 p.m. Farewell Party at "Liquor Store"
_________________	Tuesday, 1 May
08.00 - 09.00 a.m.	Breakfast
10.00 - 10.00 p.m.	Departure over the Day

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