Meles - ‘Africa to present four major issues at G8 summit’

June 25th, 2009 | EthioPolitics.com |

Africa will present four major issues at the G8 summit scheduled to take place in Italy 8-10 July, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday.

Meles told journalists in Addis Ababa that the issues include the global financial crisis, climate change, piracy, drug trafficking in West Africa and e-governance.

“The G 8 summit in Italy will help us – Africa — to voice our concerns and the support we need from the international community,” he said.

The G8 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and United States — is an annual summit at which the heads of state and government of the member countries hold talks with a view to finding solutions of the main world issues.

APA