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| G8 Summit opens in Japan |
| The three-day summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) most industrialised countries kicked off on Monday with the first session between leaders
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 7-July-2008
8:27:24 AM |
| The three-day summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) most industrialised countries kicked off on Monday with the first session between leaders of the group and their counterparts from seven African countries.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who is playing host for the G-8 gathering, greeted other leaders of the bloc and the African leaders at the start of a working lunch which began at 12.30 pm at the resort town by the Toya lake in the northern island of Hokkaido.
The lunch will be followed by a working session between the leaders of the G-8 and seven African nations and the events are joined by leaders from the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations.
The Toyako summit would focus on, among other issues, climate change, the world economy and African development.
The presidents of Algeria, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Tanzania and Ethiopia are expected to talk with leaders from Britain, Canada, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, Russia and the United States on aid to Africa and other issues.
Many African countries have urged developed countries, the G-8 nations in particular, to live up to their promises and commit themselves to helping the continent fight poverty and develop the economy.
Pope Benedict XVI has also called on Group of Eight leaders to focus on the needs of the world's poorest and most vulnerable.
The 81-year-old pontiff urged ''generosity and far-sightedness'' during the talks and said world leaders must place ''at the centre of their deliberations the needs of the weakest and the poorest, especially at this time of soaring food and oil prices.''
Meanwhile, Japan has mobilised the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and police troops to tighten terrestrial, marine and aerial security both in capital Tokyo and around the location of the G-8 summit.
Police officers patrolled the streets of Sapporo just two hours away from resort village of Toyako where the summit will take place.
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