G8 to issue special paper on food crisis
Leaders of the Group of Eight powers plans to issue a special statement on food security during their July summit in Hokkaido in a concerted effort to cushion the negative effects of surging food prices, Japanese government sources said Saturday. It will be the first time for leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States to issue a statement exclusively focused on food issues, the sources said.