No medium-term goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions will be set at next month's Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido, leaving the key issue for future negotiations at the United Nations, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda indicated Tuesday.
Fukuda also sought to lower expectations for solving various problems confronting the global economy, such as price surges in food and oil products, saying the summit's main mission is to send out "messages" pointing to solutions.
He made the remarks at a meeting in Tokyo with heads and executives of major news agencies from G8 countries, including The Associated Press, Reuters, AFP and Tass.