Perth, Australia (PANA) - Queen Elizabeth II Friday morning officially opened the 21st meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM 2011) in Perth, Australia, charging the leaders to help bring “new vibrancy to the Commonwealth” through the pursuit of reforms
The Queen said that the world today was “facing insecurity and uncertainty in finance, food security, climate change and trade and development”, adding: “This Commonwealth meeting is for its part a perfect opportunity to address these issues and find responses to today's crisis and challenges
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