That is because in some
G-8 countries, such as Italy and France, the economy is forecast to shrink this year.
Tunisia's government said it was asking the
G-8 for $25 billion over the next five years, and Egypt says it will need between $10 to $12 billion for the fiscal year that begins in July to cover its mounting expenses.
The main product of the
G-8 summit was a partnership program aimed at supporting the countries' fragile political leadership and fighting corruption and stabilizing the economies.
This report reaffirms that
G-8 members must continue to work to meet their commitments and assess their progress," Cannon said.
Second, the
G-8 Summit communique simply did not mention the unmet commitments at all.
The African authors of NEPAD were very concerned at the fact that the
G-8 countries did not commit themselves to forgive foreign debt or invest in basic infrastructure programs.
The
G-8, on the other hand, has been assisting other countries in building their terrorism-fighting capacities through ''training, institution-building, cooperation among law enforcement and intelligence groups and sharing of technical expertise,'' the report said.
Hiranuma plans to urge his
G-8 partners to use national stockpiles in times of surging oil prices, Japanese officials said.
The issue of cyber-crime will be proposed as an item on the agenda for the July 21-23
G-8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture.
Agreed to prepare national reports evaluating
G-8 member states' efforts to implement the energy security principles agreed to at the St, Petersburg Summit in 2006;
CDA officials accept that restoration and revival of the road side pump in
G-8/1 near the
G-8 Markaz could minimize the problem.
NEW YORK: In hosting the 2010
G-8 summit of major economies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for an "accountability summit," to hold the
G-8 responsible for the promises that it made over the years.
