G8 summit: Arab uprisings set to dominate agenda

[Gerald]

World leaders are gathering in the French resort of Deauville for a summit of the G8 bloc of wealthy nations.

The leaders are expected to discuss how to end the seemingly deadlocked Libya conflict, and their response to the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia.

Correspondents say recent events such as uprisings in the Arab world and Japan's nuclear crisis have given the G8 a new sense of purpose.

Also on the agenda is how little or how much the internet should be regulated.

Internet bosses - including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google boss Eric Schmidt - are attending the two-day summit in Normandy.

The global economy and climate change will be discussed, too, at the gathering for the leaders of the US, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada.

Thousands of police have been deployed as part of a huge security operation and checkpoints have been erected on all roads leading to Deauville.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13554836


Note: 26 May 2011 Last updated at 10:24 GMT

[Gerald]

As usual, there will lot of words, and no concrete action.....

[CCIP]

As usual, there will lot of words, and no concrete action.....

:up:

Business as usual, not expecting much of anything new here. Given how many of these guys are already in NATO, and NATO still hasn't 'solved' anything in Lybia, I don't see what any of these guys can even begin to do something about larger regional problems in the Middle East.

[Gerald]

:up:

Business as usual, not expecting much of anything new here. Given how many of these guys are already in NATO, and NATO still hasn't 'solved' anything in Lybia, I don't see what any of these guys can even begin to do something about larger regional problems in the Middle East. Right,a mutual admiration society :yep:

[Gerald]

The US and France are joined in their determination to "finish the job" in Libya, Barack Obama has said at the G8 summit in France.

The US president said that meeting the UN resolution could not be achieved while Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi was still in power.

Mr Obama was speaking following talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Meanwhile, G8 leaders are expected to announce a $20bn (£12bn) package to support new Arab democracies.

The leaders of Egypt and Tunisia are due to meet President Obama and other G8 and European Union leaders who are discussing how to aid their new governments, after recent uprisings.

However, it is unclear what the money would go for, or whether the figure includes money already promised for the region.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13572830

Note: Update Record, 27 May 2011 Last updated at 09:52 GMT

[yubba]

As usual, there will lot of words, and no concrete action.....
Oh there will be action, there will be the usual lip service from our emperior and the money will be sent there by the boat load, and more american lives will be lost for nothing.

[Gerald]

Oh there will be action, there will be the usual lip service from our emperior and the money will be sent there by the boat load, and more american lives will be lost for nothing. Yes, on the negative side.

[Bakkels]

:up:

Business as usual, not expecting much of anything new here. Given how many of these guys are already in NATO, and NATO still hasn't 'solved' anything in Lybia,

That's because there isn't anything to be 'solved'. At least not by outsiders. They came in to protect the rebels/protestors from being massacred.

I don't see what any of these guys can even begin to do something about larger regional problems in the Middle East.

Well you're right about that. But I don't think they will be talking about doing something about the larger regional problems. They'll be talking about how it could influence western companies. And they're scared sh*tless that the Chinese will jump in to do business with any new government that will be formed.

[STEED]

As usual, there will lot of words, and no concrete action.....

Well...

UK pledged £110m in additional support for Egypt and Tunisia as part of a £20bn package of economic aid for countries in North Africa which have embraced political reform in the "Arab Spring" uprisings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13572427

Thanks Dave for giving more money away while we at home are taxed to the hilt you swine.

[Gerald]

Well...



Thanks Dave for giving more money away while we at home are taxed to the hilt you swine. Dave,an "extremely" generous ass :D

[STEED]

Dave,an "extremely" generous ass :D

Yes he is, he would gladly give everyone money except where it counts here in the UK.

[Gerald]

Yes he is, he would gladly give everyone money except where it counts here in the UK. Time, to kick some ass!

[Bakkels]

He does that to secure the governments to do business with English companies. You think he's handing out the money without getting anything in return? Of course not.
Still, the money that political 'investments' like this bring in will go to the companies doing business there and the question is if you will benefit from this.
You might recall a letter that leaked out. It was a letter from Shell instructing Blair on what to talk about with Khadaffi on his trip there a couple of years back. Three weeks after that visit, Shell sealed a huge oil deal with Libya. That's why some European governments weren't all that eager to turn on Khadaffi. But that's a different discussion :03:

[Bakkels]

Yes he is, he would gladly give everyone money except where it counts here in the UK.

He does that to make sure those governments do business with English companies. You think he's handing out the money without getting anything in return? Of course not.
Still, the money that political 'investments' like this bring in will go to the companies doing business there and the question is if you will benefit from this.
You might recall a letter that leaked out. It was a letter from Shell instructing Blair on what to talk about with Khadaffi on his trip there a couple of years back. Three weeks after that visit, Shell sealed a huge oil deal with Libya. That's why some European governments weren't all that eager to turn on Khadaffi. But that's a different discussion :03: