Rich nations discuss poverty reduction in Africa

TOKYO- Ministers from the richest nations and the fastest growing economies started talks Sunday on developing specific measures to reduce poverty in Africa and other areas under a 2000 UN agreement.
The talks are the second day of meetings between development ministers from the Group of Eight industrialised nations and emerging donor nations—Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea and South Africa.
G8 nations are to issue a summary later Sunday on how to bolster their efforts in foreign development aid. African development is expected to be high on the agenda at the next G8 summit in July in northern Japan.
Late Saturday, the ministers agreed on “increasing the credibility and transparency of aid policy,” officials said.