Yudhoyono attends G8 Summit+8 meeting

Yudhoyono had earlier written a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the latter`s capacity as G8 chairman calling on the G8 Summit to pay special attention to the food security issue.

"So, apart from climate change, other important issues such as food security must also be emphasized, and thank God, the president`s suggestion was accepted," he said.

At the summit, Yudhoyono would urge key countries to push forward the Bali Road Map on climate change, and find a global solution to the current food price crisis that happened after the FAO Summit in Rome, Djalal said.

The Indonesian Head of State and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived at Sapporo`s New Chitos airport, Japan, on Tuesday evening local time, after a nine-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur where he had attended a D-8 Summit from July 6 to 7, 2008.

Apart from attending the G8 Summit outreach session, Yudhoyono was also expected to hold private meetings with world leaders and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

In addition to Ban Ki-Moon, Yudhoyono was also scheduled to meet with World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Indian Prime Minister Dr Hanmohan Singh, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Yudhoyono will ...