The Prime Minister attends the G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg, in Russia. He also stops in London (en route) and in Paris (on his way back). On July 13, Mr. Harper meets with staff and talks to media en route for London. On July 14, Mr. Harper meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. They attend a press conference at Blair's London residence, 10 Downing Street. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive at Buckingham Palace for an audience with Britain's Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper visit the Canadian High Commission in London. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tea with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London. Mr. Harper delivers a speech at the Canada Club Chamber of Commerce in London. On July 15, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive in Saint Petersburg, Russia for the G8 Summit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a bilateral meeting during the G8 Summit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive for an informal dinner for the G8 leaders held at the Grand Peterhof Palace. G8 leaders gather for an informal dinner held at the Grand Peterhof Palace. On July 16, Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a trilateral with Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, right, and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso at the G8. Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes his place at the table in the Negotiations Pavilion at the Konstantinovsky Palace Complex at the G8. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and J-8 participant Kristina Abretti participate in the J-8 Youth at the Konstantinovsky Palace Complex for at the G8. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the G8 leaders have a working luncheon at the Konstantinovsky Palace Complex. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a bilateral during the G8. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives for a working meeting at the negotiations building at the G8 Summit. G8 leaders head to a family photo at Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna outside Saint Petersburg. G8 leaders (from left) Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George W. Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and EU Commission Chief José Manuel Barroso. G8 leaders discuss issues further after returning to the negotiations pavilion following a working meeting in Strelna outside Saint Petersburg. Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to the media in his cottage at the G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg. On July 17, Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with staff for a breakfast briefing in his cottage. G8 leaders discuss issues during a working meeting in the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds a press conference in the media centre following the G8 Summit in Strelna. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper visit the city of Saint Petersburg. On July 18, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper arrive in France to visit a military cemetery in Berlin. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the Vimy Memorial in Vimy Ridge, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin hold a joint press conference at the Hotel Matignon. On July 19, Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads for a meeting with French President Jacques Chirac at the Élysée Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President Jacques Chirac hold bilateral talks during a working lunch in Paris at the Élysée Palace. On his wayback to Canada (July 20-21), Prime Minister Stephen Harper detour his jet to Cyprus and bring about 100 Canadian evacuees from Lebanon. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Dominique de Villepin, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, Junichiro Koizumi, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, José Manuel Barroso, Matti Vanhanen, Romano Prodi, Vincente Fox, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Manmohan Singh, Peter MacKay, Ian Brodie, Ray Novak, Dimitri Soudas.
