1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting explained

Summit Name:6th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Dates: -
Cities:Melbourne
Heads Of State Label: or Government
Chairperson:Malcolm Fraser
(Prime Minister)
Follows:1979
Precedes:1983
Keypoints:Developing countries

The 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the sixth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Melbourne, Victoria, between 30 September 1981 and 7 October 1981, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser.

At the meeting the Melbourne Declaration was agreed which "clarifies and extends the Commonwealth commitment to a fair international economic and financial system, and support for struggling poor countries."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melbourne Declaration The Commonwealth. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605160321/http://thecommonwealth.org/history-of-the-commonwealth/melbourne-declaration. 2015-06-05.