3rd Day of the G8 L'Aquila Summit (What's up around the Prime Minister)

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Friday, July 10, 2009

3rd Day of the G8 L'Aquila Summit

Photograph of the Prime Minister attending a working session (1)

On July 10 (local time), Prime Minister Taro Aso, who is visiting L'Aquila, Italy, to attend the G8 L'Aquila Summit, took part in a working breakfast with the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8), leaders of African nations, and representatives of international organizations, exchanging views with them on assistance to Africa. The leaders announced a statement expressing, among other measures, the commitments of the G8 to provide technical assistance to Africa to address water resource and sanitation issues.

Prime Minister Aso then attended a working session on food security with all the leaders of the nations participating in the G8 Summit and representatives of international organizations, including leaders from countries representing emerging and African nations. In the discussion, the leaders adopted the "L'Aquila" Joint Statement on Global Food Security, which, as one of its pillars, featured commitments by the G8 and others represented at L'Aquila toward a goal of mobilizing 20 billion dollars over the next three years until 2012 for agricultural development.

In between meetings, Prime Minister Aso held talks with Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. The two leaders discussed the issues of global warming, an economic partnership agreement (EPA), and security.

After the Japan-India summit meeting, Prime Minister Aso attended a press conference by Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic and Chair of the G8 L'Aquila Summit. Following that, Prime Minister Aso held a press conference and explained the results of the G8 Summit.

After the press conference, Prime Minister Aso held talks with Mr. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia.