European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Summit from Page 1 capital markets of imperfections and constrictions. Remove obstacles hampering the smooth functioning of International markets. The document listed High unemployment Large Public sector deficits and High real interest rates As problems facing some of the Summit countries. The Summit leaders stated that countries with a foreign Trade surplus must try to boost Domestic demand and Cut the surplus while main Taining steady prices. That statement is seen As american language aimed at Germany and Japan both of which enjoy Large Trade surpluses. Deficit countries according to the seven should seek to encourage constant growth at Low inflation rates while cutting their budget and foreign deficits that statement aimed at the United states. In turn the seven industrialized nations will do their part by contributing to growth and expanding Commerce emphasizing the on going importance of official Aid and supporting the efforts of commercial Banks and debtor coun tries in working out a Range of alternative financing procedures. The document also gave support to the Centra role of the International monetary fund and welcomed the japanese government s Call for an increase in the resources put at the disposal of developing countries. It invited other countries to provide More resources for the third world. As expected the communique steers the sum Mit Leaden further Down the economic path out lined in february louvre Accord. Specific mention of controlling the often turbulent cur Rency markets was limited to a Short passage noting that stability will be achieved Only Over the group tasked its finance ministers with creating ways to combat the problem should additional measures be required. The . Position on reducing farm subsidies was weakened in the final Resolution with Lan Guage allowing for constraints because of food Security environmental Protection and Overall employment. The Resolution termed the subsidies a serious problem of Large scope that should be dealt with urgently. The final communique contained no language on South Africa a subject pushed by Italy s fan Fani. The italian prime minister did include mention of South Africa s plight in comments following the Reading of the Resolution noting that the country s serious social problems can Only be solved by dismantling apartheid an replacing it with a new non racist Fanfani also brought attention to the presence of foreign troops in Cambodia saying the sum Mit Leaden would push for that nation s development under political autonomy. He Alto described the unrest in the Middle East saying the seven Hope for some form of real Progress in the Iran Iraq War Lebanon and the occupied territories. President Reagan and French president fran Cois Mitterrand arrived about four minutes late for the ceremony which already had been delayed is minutes. The president took his seat removed his hearing Aid and put on translator earphones before taking a Pill with a sip of water. Page 3 Canada carries mixed bag of results on valued issues staff writer Venice Italy Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney came away from the seven nation economic Summit wednesday with mixed results on his Agenda of agricultural political and economic issues. A joint declaration closing the three Days of meet Ings stopped Short of specific measures for More closely pegging agricultural production to Market demands which Mulroney wanted. He also was stymied by Ger Many and Britain i his desire for a strongly worded statement on South Africa. On economics Canada and Britain succeeded in establishing a framework for future action on alleviating the debt Burden of the poorest african nations. But the final communique held Only general reference to it. The communique reaffirmed prior agricultural poli cies but did not address Canada s Call for More specific solutions. The Long term objective is to allow Market signals to influence the orientation of agricultural production the leaders said in the statement. While he expressed pleasure with the Summit statement on agriculture Mulroney said the words of the Resolution offered no Short term help to Canada s Farmers. The problem is not susceptible to a Quick fix he said in a press conference immediately after the read ing of the joint statement this is a vital ingredient to a Long term As a major exporter of farm products especially wheat Canada has watched As world wheat prices have dropped by almost half since 1981, while world Supply has increased by 85 percent. The Canadian delegation specifically pointed to . Farm subsidies As contributing to the Price de Cline. Farm subsidies encourage an increased Supply. We All have to recognize we All have agricultural constituencies said Canadian finance minister Michael Wilson. Mulroney played the Maverick s role at the Summit using what one official called creative methods of introducing Canadian concerns into the discussions. Early monday before the Summit officially started Mulroney called zambian president Kenneth Kaunda and talked about that country s financial Burden. When talks at a meeting of chiefs of state turned to debt tuesday Mulroney was Able to put a human face on the problem by relating Kaunda s struggle with debt service that claims 60 percent of Zambia annual in come. . Policy Calls for improved economic performance on the part of debtor nations to coincide with help on debt. That idea led the communique Section on developing countries and debt. But the american priority is on latin american countries heavily Bor rowing from . Banks. The Canadian Challenge was to support in general . Policy while shifting the focus to the countries of sub saharan Africa. Those least advanced countries Are in debt to other governments and the International monetary fund. The United states opposes Relief of interest or Prin Ciple payments on if Loans Canadian Secretary of state Joe Clark said but the final communique addressed the subject. For those of the poorest countries consideration should be Given to the possibility of applying lower interest rates to their existing debts the statement said. Nigel Lawson British Chancellor of the exchequer said talks at the Summit Laid the groundwork for a agreement of if members by september on dealing with the problem. Canada and Mulroney were rebuffed in their at tempt to bring the question of apartheid and South Africa into the front rank of Summit issues. Both Mulroney and dark introduced South Africa at separate meetings monday and Drew support from the United states Japan and France. The idea of it being discussed was not met with enthusiasm in some quarters Mulroney said. British government sources said they favored men Tion of South Africa in italian prime minister Amin Tore Fanfani s summary remarks. In a separate statement called the chairman s sum Mary on political issues Fanfani said we agreed that a peaceful and lasting solution can Only be found to the present crisis if the apartheid regime is dismantled an replaced by a new form of democratic non racial gov Canada also came out strongly in favor of a statement on aids. The statement called for a unite Effort against one of the biggest potential health prob lems in the world through the world health organization. From Page 1 saturday rent april in Bangkok Thailand t _ de a Ford escort from a Rome Agency armed with the composite sketch polio wednesday they had checked taut so hotels and garages to see if tie Man had been in Rome Long Beta the attacks. Police said the Man had mayor the hotel room and the Trof the car which rigged with about 4w oaw8softnt, exploded beside the . Embassy compound tuesday at about 7 45a.m. The Blas imaged several cars and blew out win Dows in hotel Excelsior. 140 minutes earlier a rocket was launched into the und of the British embassy about a half mile away. E rocket landed harmlessly in an ornamental Pool near a statue by the late British sculptor Henry Moore. The attacks came a Day after the Beirut office of the italian news Agency Ansa reported receiving by Tele plane an Anonymous threat against Italy Lua Daman connection with jihad threatened 111 its hosting Oft Ling the Middle East reporter of West reported tuesday that the anti imperialist in 1 brigade is believed linked to about so Ter the last september the group sent a poster to its 12 world leaders it called state terrorists Ralkus Claudea some of the people attending the Venice Summit i Antish prime min ister Margaret Thatcher West Helmut Kohl and japanese Premier Yasuhiro i1 Ansa said the group had also issued demanding the release of Middle Eastern prison italian jails. Of Ven Central role in fight against aids virus by j. King staff writer Venice Italy calling aids one of the world s biggest potential health prob lems Summit leaders wednesday threw their support behind the world health organization As the Best forum for draw ing together International efforts to com Bat the deadly virus. In a separate chairman s statement on aids issued along with their Clos ii economic statement the Lead that International cooperate Vii battling aids will not be Impf Fusby Duplica Tion of i fit vhf nil priority must be give nip Tring hening existing organi zatiou4ygiving them full political sup port and the neck pay resources. The world health organization who is the Best forum for drawing jul emotional efforts on a world at aids and All coun tries should a hmm us y to Coop Erate with the Especial program of aids cities the report the National efforts intensified and made More rive by International cooperation and concerted campaigns to prevent the fatal acquired immune deficiency syn drome from spreading further. However the statement cautioned that any measures taken should be in accordance with the principles of human rights. In the absence of a vaccine or cure the Best Hope for the combat and Preven Tion of aids rests on a strategy Bagful educating the Public Ness of Thea id a and the prac Steps each person can take to avoid or spreading it the statement the opportunities _ tries for the Exchange of _ about the disease. It supported join search efforts especially an ongoing pro Gram by . And French researchers for a cure of the disease clinical testing on components of the virus and the development of a successful vaccine. Aids attacks the body s immune sys separate statement on drug abuse the leaders stated they intend to continue their fight against illegal production and distribution of drugs and to create conditions for More effective International co operation. The Leaden said they also would work for the eradication of illegal cultivation of natural drugs and for its replacement nth other types of production which will Jpn Elythe Aims of social and economic the they were looking Forward ii Kkt Soful International Congress on drug a and illicit trafficking which will be conv United nations next week in Vienn
