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| Rome wants G8 talks in quake town | Rome wants G8 talks in quake town |
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| Italy's cabinet has backed plans by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to move this summer's G8 summit to the earthquake-struck town of L'Aquila. | Italy's cabinet has backed plans by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to move this summer's G8 summit to the earthquake-struck town of L'Aquila. |
| Other G8 member states would need to back the move, the Ansa agency says. | Other G8 member states would need to back the move, the Ansa agency says. |
| Italy had previously planned to hold the summit, which is scheduled to run from 8-10 July, on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. | Italy had previously planned to hold the summit, which is scheduled to run from 8-10 July, on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. |
| An earthquake on 6 April devastated L'Aquila, leaving 295 people dead and at least 50,000 homeless. | An earthquake on 6 April devastated L'Aquila, leaving 295 people dead and at least 50,000 homeless. |
| The decision to move the summit was made at a cabinet meeting held in L'Aquila. | The decision to move the summit was made at a cabinet meeting held in L'Aquila. |
| Mr Berlusconi said that holding the summit in L'Aquila would save money that could be spent on post-earthquake reconstruction. | Mr Berlusconi said that holding the summit in L'Aquila would save money that could be spent on post-earthquake reconstruction. |
| On Thursday the cabinet also approved the release of 8bn euros (£7.2bn) for reconstruction efforts in the central Abruzzo region, Ansa reported. |