UNICEF: J8 meets G8

CHITOSE CITY, Hokkaido, Japan. 8 July 2008 -- After days of intense sessions, during which they debated and then drafted their 'Chitose Declaration' on issues of concern to the world's children, 9 of the 39 Junior 8 Summit delegates here boarded a bus yesterday to go to the site of the G8 Summit of world leaders.

After a two-hour ride, security clearance and extensive protocol preparations, the J8 representatives finally had a face-to-face meeting with their presidents and prime ministers.

At a hotel on the shores of Lake Toya, the young people met and mingled with Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President George W. Bush and the rest of the G8 attendees during an informal session as the G8 meeting opened in Hokkaido.

Japanese J8 representative Shiro Kuriwaki stepped forward and officially presented the Chitose Declaration to the G8 leaders, urging them to turn "these young people's ideas into actions, and not just words."

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/japan_44724.html

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[Youth4Unity]

Great time. Never gonna foget those ten days!