From left, foreground: Presidents Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Barack Obama (with his back) of the USA, Nocolas Sarkozy of France, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Felipe Calderon of Mexico attending the G8-plus-5 photo session. From right, background: European Commission President Jose Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeld presiding in the EU, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Federal German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
