CHITOSE CITY, Hokkaido, Japan. 8 July 2008 -- After days of intense
sessions, during which they debated and then drafted their 'Chitose
Declaration' on issues of concern to the world's children, 9 of the 39
Junior 8 Summit delegates here boarded a bus yesterday to go to the
site of the G8 Summit of world leaders.

After a two-hour ride,
security clearance and extensive protocol preparations, the J8
representatives finally had a face-to-face meeting with their
presidents and prime ministers.

At a hotel on the shores of Lake
Toya, the young people met and mingled with Japan's Prime Minister
Yasuo Fukuda, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, US President George W. Bush and the rest of the G8
attendees during an informal session as the G8 meeting opened in
Hokkaido.

Japanese J8 representative Shiro Kuriwaki stepped
forward and officially presented the Chitose Declaration to the G8
leaders, urging them to turn "these young people's ideas into actions,
and not just words."

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