L'Aquila (Italy), July 9 - In a strong message ahead of the G8 meet here, the emerging economies of the G5 including India Wednesday asked the grouping of the industrialised nations to find global solutions to international problems without compromising the interest of developing and poor countries.

At the end of their meeting here, the leaders of the G5 countries - China, India, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa - specifically mentioned the financial crisis, protectionist issues in trade, climate change and food security as the issues that the G8 needs to address.

The G5 declaration comes on the eve of the grouping's meeting here with G8, which includes the US, Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and hosts Italy.

'The developing countries are the most affected by high food prices. We agreed that agriculture and food security need to be placed at the core of the international agenda,' Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a press conference addressed by the leaders of the five countries.

'We will see tomorrow the importance of maintaining adequate flow of finance to the developing countries and also of keeping markets open by resisting protectionist pressures.