Kenneth Clarke, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, has taken the lead in urging the powerful group of G7 industrial countries that debt relief for the low-income countries is necessary. Speaking yesterday at the IMF, Mr Clarke said: "I welcome the growing recognition within the international community that this is a problem which demands an early solution." The committee did not agree on a solution yesterday, but decided to spend six months drawing up debt relief plans.
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