World Bank President, James Wolfensohn (L) talks to Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (R), Germany's Minister of Overseas and Development during a news conference in Berlin March 17. European Overseas Development Ministers discuss during a one-day meeting the "Comprehensive Development Framework" initiative and the current Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC), run jointly by the Paris Club of creditor nations, the IMF and the World Bank.

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