Saturday, May 19, 2012

G-8 Summit Opens At Camp David


G-8 Summit Opens At Camp David, As Iran And Syria Among Top Topics -- FOX News

CAMP DAVID, Md. – President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.

Obama will have the ear of key players on both issues during back-to-back G-8 and NATO summits that will be dominated with discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan. Talks about Syria and Iran will be aimed directly and indirectly at Russia, a sometime protector of both Iran and Syria and the chief blockade to such U.S. goals as an arms embargo on Syria.

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More News On The G8 Summit At Camp David

Eurozone talks top agenda as G8 summit gets under way -- The Telegraph
Diplomatic marathon: G8 focusing on Greece; NATO, on Afghanistan -- CNN
Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO -- AP
Eurozone to top agenda at G8 Camp David summit -- BBC
Europe's economic woes dominate G8 gathering -- Reuters
G8 summit: Euro crisis and possible 'Grexit' overshadow agenda -- Christian Science Monitor
G8 leaders to discuss Afghanistan, European crisis -- CBC/Canadian Press
G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official -- Reuters
G8 Leaders: Iran Must Disclose More About Nuclear Program -- Reuters
Obama, G8 May Remind Iran of Their Own 'Oil Weapon' -- New York Times
G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security -- Voice of America
Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover -- Reuters

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