French President Jacques Chirac, the summit host, told reporters that the EU leaders were desperately concerned about the escalating violence and wanted to do anything they could to help to restore dialogue.
But there is a basic clash between those like Blair, summit host Jose Maria Aznar of Spain and Silvio Berlusconi of Italy -- who want to free up labour markets -- and those like France and Belgium. who retain enthusiasm for the "European Social Model" with a heavy emphasis on workers' rights.
Having taken infotech as the theme of the summit, host Japan put its money where its mouth was.
The summit will host a series of creative workshops and give the delegates a chance to consider what more can be done to empower local communities and tackle the negative perceptions of young people.
This may bolster his credentials as the summit's host, but not do much for his domestic standing.
The agreement on climate change is a modest triumph for Angela Merkel, the German chancellor and the summit's host.
No: Mr Prodi's people went out of their way to make clear that it was a deliberate snub to Guy Verhofstadt, the Belgian prime minister and the summit's host.
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It will be left to Brazil's Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the summit's host, to carry the banner for France's universities: he taught sociology at Nanterre in 1967-68 and, later, at other French universities (as well as holding posts at Stanford and Cambridge).
Shepard partnered with fellow celiac and athlete John Forberger to co-found 1in133.org and host the summit.
Why did South Korea's President Roh decide to host the summit there?
And I understand that it will host a summit this fall to raise awareness and support for Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus.
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It will host a summit of the eastern partnership (EU countries and six neighbours), push for a free-trade deal with Ukraine and try to nudge more Balkan countries towards membership.
Obama also intends to host an international summit on nuclear security in March 2010.
Still, Costas Simitis of Greece, the host at the summit, and Turkey's Mesut Yilmaz, both German-speakers, got on well.
Clinton has played host to the summit at the secluded presidential retreat since July 11, prodding Arafat and Barak toward resolving so-called "core" issues.
But they held this year's rally in Basra because of tightened security in the capital as it prepares to host an Arab summit, security officials told CNN.
His best chance to make his case, he had been hoping, would come in April, when he plays host to the Summit of the Americas in Quebec city.
The ten-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which played host to the summit, likes to tout its own efforts to build a European-style single market of over 500m people.
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The Italians, who are due to host the G8 summit of industrialised nations in Genoa next month, will be watching particularly closely to see how Austria copes with the flood of demonstrators.
Mexico is the first Latin American country to host a G20 summit, and this has been another example of Mexico playing a larger role in world affairs, from the global economy to climate change to development.
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Mr Gibson was asked if the Orange Order was prepared to exploit political stalemate and weakness in the system at a time when the government was seeking stability as it prepares to host the G8 summit.
You have brought together folks from all across Chicago to do great things for this city, like build Millennium Park, host the NATO Summit -- quite well, by the way -- make the lakefront the cultural jewel of the Midwest.
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The prime minister, who will host Monday's summit, has pledged the UK's financial support for Gavi.
In June, Malawi dropped plans to host an African Union summit because the organization wanted al-Bashir to attend.
He will host a healthcare policy summit at the White House on Thursday.
Mr. Chirac and others are going to be dining in Scotland this week with Prime Minister Tony Blair as the host of the G8 Summit.
Mr Lee, who hopes to show off South Korea's economic prowess as host of the G20 summit this year, is a conservative more interested in economic strength than the military sort.
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