Latin American, European
Union Leaders Call For
Addressing Poverty,
Climate Change
Some Latin American and
European Union (EU)
leaders on Friday called
for tackling poverty and
climate change as they
gathered here for a
summit.
Peruvian President Alan
Garcia, Slovenian Prime
Minister Janez Jansa
whose country holds the
current EU presidency,
European Parliament
President Hans-Gert
Pottering and European
Commission President
Jose Manuel Barroso
attended the opening
session of the 5th Latin
American, Caribbean and
European Union Summit,
which runs through
Saturday.
The leaders agreed on
the need to address
climate change and
contribute to the fight
against poverty and
stressed the importance
of a strategic
association between the
two regions and
specifying joint
commitments.
"From this meeting,
people expect solutions,
raising problems and
goals more than
declarations or ritual
meetings," Garcia said.
The leaders discussed
other topics, including
poverty, inequality,
sustainable development,
environment and energy,
and may also talk about
drug trafficking,
organized crime and
migration. |
