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G8 foreign ministers focus on North Korea (AP)




U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, arrive for a group photo session of the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the guesthouse in Kyoto western Japan Thursday June 26, 2008.  Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations agreed Thursday on the need to step up efforts to secure Afghanistan's borders and stabilize food and oil prices to avoid a global crisis. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Foreign ministers from wealthy nations welcomed North Korea's long-awaited declaration of its nuclear capabilities but warned Friday there remains a long way to go before the isolated Stalinist state can rejoin the international community.





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