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25 Dec 2006

Russia's G8 presidency event of the year – Foreign Ministry

24 Dec 2006

Russia to focus on hydropower and nuclear power generation – presidential aide

21 Dec 2006

Germany ready to take over G8 presidency from Russia – German Foreign Minister

20 Dec 2006

Implementation of Russian and U.S. presidents’ initiatives a foreign policy priority for Russia in 2007 – foreign minister

G8 focuses on fighting avian flu, AIDS

March 22

The G8 summit in St. Petersburg will focus on the spread of AIDS, tuberculosis and avian and human flu.

"The anti-infection program, developed by G8 experts together with the World Health Organization, focuses on the prevention of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, the flu, avian flu and malaria," Gennady Onishchenko, Russia’s chief sanitation doctor, told the news agency Interfax after his meeting with WHO Director General Lee Jong-wook Wednesday.

"I came to Geneva to meet Dr. Lee and discuss some aspects of the agenda for the G8 summit in July related to the prevention of infectious diseases," he said.

The Group of Eight industrialized nations will meet in St. Petersburg in July 2006, with Russia presiding over the summit.

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