Leaders to attend the G8 summit are expected to work out a long-term plan to increase food production and agricultural productivity, especially in developing countries, he added.

The Japanese Prime Minister arrived in Europe ahead of the G8 summit scheduled for July 7-9 in Toyako, a lakeside resort on the northern island of Hokkaido.

Before his trip to London, Fukuda visited Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will later attend the UN-backed food summit in Rome and hold talks with French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on the sidelines.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) poses with his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda (2nd L), and their wives, Sarah (L) and Kiyoko outside 10 Downing Street in London June 2, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)