
Unlike his predecessor, George Bush, who often invited foreign guests to Camp David, Barack Obama still did not meet with foreign leaders in the country's suburban residence of the American presidents. Never until now the Camd David has been gathered and such a large number of foreign leaders.
The idea of holding the Great Eight summit in this quiet and picturesque place was to meet in an informal setting. A separate cottage was allocated to each guests, and conversations were given in a relatively small hall of meetings. Apparently, it was possible to create an informal and relaxed situation. It was reported that the summit participants found even the time to watch the broadcast of the final match of the Champions League.
In addition to meetings in full force, President Obama held separate conversations with each of the participants. As Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who represented Russia, said to the American president from Vladimir Putin, who refused to go to the summit , referring to employment.
As expected, the main topic of discussion at the summit was the crisis in the eurozone . And although the participants in the meeting did not make any specific decisions on this issue, they managed to come to an agreement on which direction measures should develop to overcome this crisis.
Speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting, President Obama said that the parties consider it necessary to take measures to strengthen confidence in the economy of their country, stimulate growth, and overcome financial problems.
As for the most acute European problem today, namely, the situation in Greece , President Obama said that the meeting participants are united in the opinion of the need to maintain the integrity of the Eurozone: "We agreed that the zone should be strong and connected, and we confirmed our interest in the fact that Greece continues to remain in the eurozone, observing the obligations."
According to the American president, issues such as energy and food security, as well as the situation in Afghanistan, Iran, in the Middle East and North Africa, were discussed at the meeting. Particular attention was paid to the situation in Syria.
The final document of the summit calls for all conflicting parties to adhere to the obligations they have taken under the joint plan of the UN and the League of the Arab states. According to the deputy assistant to President Obama for National Security of Ben Roads, during the discussions in the Camp David, the American president expressed the opinion that the Syrian leader Bashar Assad must evade power. As you know, the approach of Russia to the Syrian issue is different from the position that other participants in the summit adhere to, but the Russian side did not have any objections.
After the meeting in the Camp David, the Russian Prime Minister left the United States, and the rest of the participants went to Chicago, where the NATO summit is opening today. The main topic of discussion of this meeting is Afghanistan.