Mori eyes G-8 aid package on IT at Okinawa summit

Mori eyes G-8 aid package on IT at Okinawa summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (standing at C) addresses a meeting at his official residence June 5 of private-sector advisers offering the government their views on the July 21-23 Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Okinawa. Mori said he plans to assemble a ''comprehensive aid package'' to help developing countries deal with advancing information technology (IT) when he hosts the summit.

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