Before the summit , Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi explained that the schedule of meetings would be very much like that of the Hokkaido summit , The agenda for the 35th G8 summit included some issues which remain unresolved from previous summits . The process of finalizing the agenda moved forward when Berlusconi 's began contacting his G8 counterparts shortly after Italy took over the rotating presidency on January 1 , 2009 . At this point , the Italian premier 's office announced that Italy , as G8 host country , was planning to focus its initiatives on the economy , energy issues , sustainable development and climate change . Other issues on the agenda might encompass disarmament , the fight against terrorism and peace efforts in world hot spots . Global health issues and food were also proposed as suitable topics for discussion at the summit . Global health was first introduced as an agenda item nine years ago at the 26th G8 summit in 2000
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