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New Delhi, July 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for Italy Tuesday afternoon to attend the G-8 Summit in L'Aquila.During his four-day visit, Dr Singh is expected to meet US President Barack Obama and other world leaders. He will discuss several issues, including climate change, energy and food security with G-8 leaders and those from outreach countries like China, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.
Prior to the G-8 leaders meeting, he will attend a meeting of the G-5 group involving China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. The summit will primarily focus on winding down expensive stimulus packages for recession-hit financial systems. Besides the financial crisis, the summit will also discuss the issue of protectionism, food and energy security. This will be the fifth time that the Prime Minister will attend a G-8 summit since 2003.
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