At the tourist resort of Deauville France the G-8 Summit came to an end the other day. Seven most developed nations plus Russia, US, Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Canada, each nations’ leaders had already assembled in an atmosphere of cameraderie. This times G-8 Summit assumed much significance as it was held in the post-meltdown period. Arab Spring, Nuclear Safety and Climate Change must have been discussed and deliberated upon at Deauville.
Arab Spring is the latest phenomenon especially in North African countries in addition to West Asia and Middle-East included. The struggle for democracy is gathering momentum in the Arab countries of Libya, Syria, Yemen and the Summit would put pressure on Bashar-Al-Asad of Syria to provide necessary spadework for ushering in democracy in that country and to stop the repressive measures killing hundreds of civilians who are fighting for a regime change. Similarly Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen is continuing his reign of terror against a determined civilian population who are fed-up with his rule and who want him to step out of the saddle at the earliest. Similarly the Israel-Palestinian dispute is likely to come up for discussion among the members of G-8 countries.
The Summit took up necessary measures to extend financial assistance to the tune of $20 billion to Tunisia and Egypt for reconstruction works after revolution. It was from Tunisia that Arab Spring started where Zine-ul-Abidin-Ben-Ali was ousted from power by the Tunisians, then came Egypt under Hosni Mubarak.
The spark of revolution got converted into a wildfire soon and engulfed the nations Libya, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain. Libya is still a burning cauldron where a solution still evades as Libyan ruler Col.Muammar Qaddafi holds on to power like a leech even after NATO launching attacks even killing some members of his family. He has not yet cowed down under relentless pressure by NATO even his personal losses do not seem to have affected his conscience.
On the question of nuclear safety Japan’s recent nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima-Daichi nuclear plant found a place in discussions, the G-8 nations extended sympathy to Japan for the unforeseen earthquake and Tsunami which shook the nation badly.
Wherever Summits take plac, be it of G-8, BRIC, G-77, climate change naturally take a place but it is pity that other than hot discussions, disputes and deliberations nothing fruitful emerges in the end.
Besides all these, all summits an occasion for holding bilateral talks between countries and at Deauville too bilateral talks had a place.
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