G8 foreign ministers agree to secure Afghan border

G8 foreign ministers agree to secure Afghan border
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Source: CCTV.com | 06-27-2008 16:33
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations have agreed to step up efforts to secure Afghanistan's borders.




In this photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Japan, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, left,
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner eat teacake during
the welcome party of the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting at
the guesthouse in Kyoto western Japan Thursday June 26, 2008.
The foreign ministers agreed Thursday on the need to step up
efforts to secure Afghanistan's borders and stabilize food
and oil prices to avoid a global crisis.
(AP Photo/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)


The foreign ministers held talks in the Japanese city of Kyoto. Japanese officials said the discussions focused primarily on Afghanistan, climate change, food and oil prices and the delivery of a declaration by the DPRK on the status of its contentious nuclear programme.

The 2-day talks which end Friday are designed to lay the groundwork for the G8's annual summit, to be held next month.

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