Leaders of G5 meet in L'Aquila on global issues

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of the Group of Five emerging countries gathered on Wednesday to discuss issues such as global financial supervision, climate change, trade and development of Africa, in conjunction with a Group of Eight (G8) summit in earthquake-hit L'Aquila, central Italy.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazilian President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President  of South Africa Jacob Zuma and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo  (L-R) pose for a group photo in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8, 2009.  On behalf of Chinese President Hu Jintao, State Councilor Dai  Bingguo attended the leaders' meeting of China, India, Brazil,  South Africa and Mexico (G5) on Wednesday afternoon in the  earthquake-torn Italian city of L'Aquila. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

The leaders from China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa are to coordinate their position on climate change, and Doha Round trade talks, among other things, in their meeting as they share common views on these matters.

The meeting of the major developing countries - outreach partners invited by the G8 group of the world's most industrialized nations - takes place in the sidelines of the three-day G8 summit.

Leaders of the two groups will hold a dialogue meeting on Thursday on the issues mentioned above and take part in the first ever Major Economies Forum (MEF), hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, to jointly tackle global warming and international trade with Australia, South Korea and Indonesia at present.