German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will push G-8 leaders at this year's summit in Japan to come up with a common approach for combatting the rise in global food prices.
She also said action needed to be taken to ensure that agricultural areas were not converted to produce biofuels. The chancellor was speaking after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Berlin on Sunday. Both leaders also expressed concern over the current oil price and called for steps to ensure more oil production and supply stability. Oil prices have shot to more than 130 dollars per barrel in recent months and this has led to protests in a number of European nations.
(Deutsche Welle)
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