LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that the UK will host an April 2 meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and emerging economies on the financial crisis.

Mr Brown told lawmakers on Wednesday that President-elect Barack Obamahas said he will attend the talks.

The G-20 nations and four international organisations met for emergency talks in Washington on Nov 14-15.

Leaders said they needed a summit early next year to check progress on promises to cooperate more closely, toughen supervision of banks and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations. -- AP