Sarkozy says India should be invited to G8 summits
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says it is neither reasonable nor fair for the Group of Eight industrialized nations to hold summits without including emerging countries like China or India.
By PTI |
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy says it is neither reasonable nor fair for the Group of Eight industrialized nations to hold summits without including emerging countries like China or India.
Sarkozy says that "everyone must be invited" to the G-8 meetings if the world wants peace and development.
In the past, Sarkozy has made it clear he would like to see the exclusive club enlarged. But his remarks today come just two days before the annual G-8 summit in Japan.
Sarkozy noted to a gathering of his conservative political party that no Arab, African or Latin American country is a member of the G-8, and neither is China or India, whose combined populations make up a third of humanity. For Sarkozy, the situation "is not fair."
Sarkozy says that "everyone must be invited" to the G-8 meetings if the world wants peace and development.
In the past, Sarkozy has made it clear he would like to see the exclusive club enlarged. But his remarks today come just two days before the annual G-8 summit in Japan.
Sarkozy noted to a gathering of his conservative political party that no Arab, African or Latin American country is a member of the G-8, and neither is China or India, whose combined populations make up a third of humanity. For Sarkozy, the situation "is not fair."
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