The G8 group of leading industrialized countries Tuesday ended its annual summit with a declaration of unity over the future of Iraq. In a final statement, world leaders said their aim was a "fully sovereign, stable and democratic Iraq".
The G8 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and US - said they "share the conviction that the time has now come to build peace and to reconstruct Iraq".
The statement at the end of the meeting in the French resort town of Evian also expressed determination to support the latest US attempts to bring peace to the Middle East region, and said delegates had discussed the "desirability" of a comprehensive settlement including Syria and Lebanon. (Albawaba.com)
