The James Logan Courier

RIA Novosti (MCT)

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — Youth delegates from G-8 member countries discussed climate change, economic development and AIDS with the leaders of the eight industrialized nations Thursday on the second day of the G-8 summit in Germany.

J-8 representatives, young people aged 14-17, met with leaders of the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and Germany on the sidelines of the summit in a German Baltic resort of Heiligendamm. The meeting came as part of ongoing weeklong discussions between young G-8 representatives in the Baltic city port of Wismar, which will end this weekend.

During the meeting, the sides highlighted AIDS and poverty in African nations. A Russian delegate to the J-8 proposed reducing customs tariffs for African goods.

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