Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Obama, other G-8 leaders expand Italian summit

President Barack Obama is in Italy, midway through the three-day G-8 economic summit that is heavily focused on climate change and world trade.

His round of meetings today begins with one-on-one talks with the president of Brazil. Then Obama and leaders of the seven other richest developed nations broaden their talks to include the leaders of five additional countries: Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Egypt.

Later there's to be a working lunch that will draw in even more points of view, including representatives of a half-dozen international organizations, among them the U.N., the World Bank and the International Energy Agency.

Tonight the leaders attend a working dinner hosted by Italy's president.

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