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Press Statement following the G8 Summit
(17/07/06)

G8/2006 RUSSIA

Russian Sherpa arrives in U.S. to discuss preparations for G8 summit
(10/04/06)

Shuvalov will meet with top officials of the U.S. Administration, including his counterpart Mr. Faryar Shirzad, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, and Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, as well as American businessmen and NGO representatives.

Igor Shuvalov Will Discuss in Ottawa Russian-Canadian cooperation in Preparing for G8 Summit
(09/04/06)

Russian Sherpa Igor Shuvalov arrives today in Ottawa to discuss with Canadian officials bilateral cooperation in preparing for the G8 summit in St. Petersburg on July 15-17. The working visit by the aide to the Russian president will last till Monday.

2006 first year G8 takes on health and education – WHO chief representative
(07/04/06)

This year is the first in G8 history that the club has promoted health and education into the list of main topics, Vladimir Lepakhin, special representative of the World Health Organization director in Russia, told a World Health Day 2006 news conference.

G8Russia readership reaches 500,000
(07/04/06)

In the first three months of Russia’s G8 Presidency, the official Web site for information on the subject, www.g8russia.ru, has hosted nearly 500,000 visitors. Importantly, the English version has been just as popular as the Russian one.

Putin and Chirac Discussed Preparations for G8 Summit
(07/04/06)

Presidents of Russia and France Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac discussed by phone on Friday issues of bilateral cooperation in different spheres, including, the preparations for the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, reported the press service of the Russian President.

G8 summit to strengthen Russia’s relations with energy consumers – ex-U.S. official
(06/04/06)

The discussion of energy security at the July 2006 G8 summit in St. Petersburg should boost the development of Russia’s partner relations with energy consumers, Spencer Abraham, former secretary of energy of the United States, said Wednesday at the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington.

Russian-Japanese consultations open in Tokyo
(06/04/06)

The sides are to discuss preparations for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to St. Petersburg for the G8 summit this July and the resumption of the six-sided talks on the North Korean nuclear problem in connection with an international North East Asian security conference, due to open in Tokyo Sunday. High-ranking North Korean representatives will attend the conference.

Putin invites Brazilian president to G8 summit
(05/04/06)

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, currently on an official visit to Brazil, gave an invitation from President Vladimir Putin to the July G8 summit in St. Petersburg to Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva on Tuesday, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations said.

Rosatom head: G8 summit should hit on atomic energy
(05/04/06)

“In our opinion, the energy security agenda for the St. Petersburg summit of the G8 should focus on elaborating the common approaches to the development of nuclear power,” Sergei Kiriyenko said.

G8 summit will be no trouble to St. Petersburgers – Putin chief of staff
(04/04/06)

G8 leaders will be accommodated at the Congress Palace in Strelna, near St. Petersburg, during the July summit, to be no trouble to the local residents, presidential administration chief Vladimir Kozhin said.

Russia, ILO discuss run-up to G8 labor ministers’ meeting – foreign ministry
(04/04/06)

Russia and the International Labor Organization discussed preparations for the G8 labor ministers’ meeting October 9-10 in Moscow at the latest session of the ILO’s Administrative Council in Geneva, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russian activists to call on G8 to respect human rights in counterterrorism efforts
(04/04/06)

Ella Pamfilova, head of the Commission on Human Rights under the Russian president, said among the key issues were counterterrorism and respect for human rights. “These two issues should be balanced,” she said.

Lavrov orders energy security documents readied for G8 summit
(03/04/06)

“Our goal is to draft a package of documents that would lay the foundations for global energy security in the interests of our countries and that would reflect the balance of interests between different sides of the process (producers and consumers of energy resources),” Lavrov said, opening a meeting with Chevron Director David J. O’Reilly in Moscow Monday.

G8 implementation seminar begins in Moscow
(03/04/06)

The presentation and debate results are expected to help shape international expert opinions and attitudes on how Russia’s upcoming G8 initiatives should be implemented.

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