世界上最富有的八个国家的领导人星期五结束在意大利城市拉奎拉举行的为期三天的峰会，会议结束前八国集团领导人同意提供200亿美元，帮助穷国解决吃饭问题。
美国承诺在今后三年拿出35亿美元帮助贫穷国家对付饥饿、发展农业。此前八国集团领导人与非洲国家首脑讨论了食品安全问题。联合国粮农组织对此表示欢迎，说这是“一个帮助穷国和对抗饥饿的令人鼓舞的政策改变”。
美国总统奥巴马在评估此次峰会时对记者说，各国领导人就经济滞涨和气候变化等问题进行了“坦诚和活跃的”讨论。奥巴马说，他们一致认为，全球经济的全面复苏仍有很长的路要走。他强调有必要共同合作，恢复全球经济。奥巴马说，有关气候变化的磋商为今年晚些时候进一步的协商提供了新机会。奥巴马还提到有关必须采取措施遏制核武器扩散的协议。
Leaders of the world’s eight richest countries capped a three-day summit in L’Aquila, Italy Friday, agreeing to provide $20 billion in aid to help poor countries feed themselves.
The United States has pledged $3.5 billion to the three-year program to help poor countries fight hunger and develop their own agricultural sectors. The announcement followed talks between G-8 leaders on food security with their counterparts from African nations.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization welcomed the announcement as “an encouraging policy shift to help the poor and hungry.”
In reviewing the summit for reporters, U.S. President Barack Obama noted that the leaders had “candid and spirited” discussions on such issues as economic stagnation and climate change. He said they agreed that full recovery from the global economic recession is still a long way off, and cited the need to work together to restore the global economy.
He said discussions on climate change had improved chances for further negotiations later this year. Mr.Obama noted agreements on the need for measures to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.