Next G-8 summit scheduled in Washington in March
16:37, 9 July 2009
L'AQUILE. July 9. KAZINFORM Leaders of G-8 states have reached an agreement at the G-8 summit in L'Aquile that the next G-8 summit devoted to problems of nuclear security will be held in Washington in March, 2010, journalists were told by representatives of the White House who accompany US President Barack Obama to the L'Aquile summit, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
The Group of Eight comes out for the soonest beginning of international talks on drafting a treaty that bans the use of fissile materials. The Group of Eight also called on all states to comply with a moratorium on tests of nuclear weapons, Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.