Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

Former leaders attend welcome reception ahead of 3-day meeting

AWAJISHIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 160 former world leaders and local representatives attended a welcoming reception May 12 on Awajishima Island in Hyogo Prefecture, ahead of a three-day meeting of former leaders starting May 13. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is serving as honorary chairman, while former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (C) and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser are serving as co-chairmen of the conference, comprised of 35 former prime ministers and presidents from 34 nations. The InterAction Council has been held annually in various countries since 1983.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001084234
  • Registered date
  • 2001/5/12 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2001 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.44(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    CORRECTED: G-7 summit in Hiroshima

    CORRECTED: G-7 summit in Hiroshima

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front C) and other Group of Seven leaders visit the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 19, 2023, on the first day of the three-day summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured from left are European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (Pool photo)
      G-7 summit in Hiroshima

      G-7 summit in Hiroshima

      Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front C) and other Group of Seven leaders visit the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 19, 2023, on the first day of the three-day summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. Pictured from left are European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (Pool photo)
        Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

        Former leaders call for reduction in wealth disparity

        AWAJISHIMA, Japan - Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (L) and former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa sit for a news conference at the end of the plenary session of InterAction Council held in Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Fraser said, ''Globalization has resulted in economic growth in some regions and among some populations, but its benefits have been unequally distributed.''
          'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

          'OB Summit' begins on Awaji Island to discuss int'l affairs

          KOBE, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt chat at the 19th plenary session of the InterAction Council, know as the ''OB Summit,'' on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 13. Former government leaders from 16 countries gathered for the three-day session to discuss international affairs.