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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama and Prime Minis…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013. (P061713PS-0840)
G8 Summit Enniskillen 2013
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013. (P061713PS-0840)

G8 Summit Enniskillen 2013

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
June 16, 2013 - June 18, 2013
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The G8 was an intergovernmental forum consisting of the world’s largest high-income countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US, and Russia. The European Union also participated as a “non-enumerated member.” The goal of the G8 was to discuss major global issues, including trade, security, economics, and climate change. The Heads of State for the member countries would meet at an annual summit, with the agenda set by the host country. The G8 reverted to the G7 in 2014, following the suspension of Russia due to the annexation of Crimea.

The 39th G8 summit was held in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland from June 17 to June 18, 2013. The topics of discussion for the summit, as set by host country UK, consisted of tax evasion, data sharing, and the Syrian Civil War.
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The text of a press conference from the G8 Summit hosted in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland in June 2013 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama after a bilateral meeting with President Hollande of France"
The text of a press conference from the G8 Summit hosted in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland in June 2013 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama, U.K. Prime Minister Cameron, European Commission President Barroso, and European Council President Van Rompuy on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership"
Additional information about the G8 Summit hosted in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "The G-8 Summit in Lough Erne"
Additional information about President Obama’s trip to Northern Ireland for the G8 Summit can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "The President and First Lady's Trip to Northern Ireland & Germany"
A video of President Obama speaking at the G8 Summit hosted in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland in June 2013 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Makes a Statement on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership"