February 17, 2011 1:29 PM

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Pranab Mukherjee to leave for Paris to attend G-20 meeting

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is leaving for Paris today to attend G-20 ministerial meeting. Mr Mukherjee will press for a coordinated approach to deal with the global problems, which include rising food prices, disruptive capital flows and fragile economic recovery at two day meeting . An official press release issued in New Delhi says Mukherjee will have meetings with the representatives of the BRIC nations, which includes Finance Ministers of China, Brazil and Russia. The meet is being held at a time when the rising commodity prices are threatening to push more and more people below poverty line. Besides rising food prices and disruptive capital flows, the G-20 ministers will focus on issues like policy framework for a strong, sustainable and balanced growth. During his stay in Paris, Mr Mukherjee will also meet his French counterpart Christine Legarde and deliberate on bilateral and multi lateral issues of mutual interest including revenue related matters.

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