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The G8 leaders are facing demands over debt relief
八国首脑会议领导人面临减免债务的要求
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Leaders of the world's major industrial nations are gathering in Japan
for their annual G8 summit, with the plight of the world's
poorest countries top of the agenda.
A delegation from the developing nations made an urgent plea ahead of
the meeting for the world's richest nations to keep the promises they
made at last year's summit to write off $100bn of third world debt.
The G8 delegates, meeting on the island of Okinawa, will also be tackling
issues as diverse as combating Aids and computer crime,
thwarting diamond trafficking, the safety of genetically
modified foods, and bridging the digital divide.
债务问题笼罩着八国首脑会议
世界主要工业国家领导人相聚日本召开每年一度的八国首脑会议,本次会议的首要议题是世界上最贫穷国家面临的困境。
本次会议前,发展中国家紧急呼吁这些世界上最富裕的国家兑现他们在去年峰会上所做的勾销第三世界国家1000亿美元债务的承诺。
本次在日本冲绳召开会议的八国代表也将处理其它诸如与艾滋病和计算机犯罪作斗争、阻止钻石走私、转基因食物的安全性、以及缩小数字化差距等问题。
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