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

G8/2006 RUSSIA

Rights vs. security debated at parliamentary G8 meeting – Duma speaker
(17/09/06)

Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov described the "rights vs. security" issue as the main source of contention at the meeting of G8 parliamentary leaders in St. Petersburg.

Putin urges religious leaders for responsibility and restraint
(17/09/06)

"I am convinced that the leaders of mainstream religions will demonstrate enough commitment and wisdom to avoid religious excesses," he said during his meeting with the G8 parliamentary leaders in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

State Duma chairman Boris Gryzlov’s opening address to the fifth parliamentary speakers’ meeting of the Group of Eight
(16/09/06)

We truly believe that contacts between parliaments will help our countries decide on common approaches to the priority issues of today's world.

G8 parliamentary leaders agree to share laws on terror, migration
(16/09/06)

The G8 parliamentary leaders agreed to share their national laws on terror and illegal migration, Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters after today's meeting in St. Petersburg.

Gryzlov calls G8 parliamentary meeting a true “summit of confidence”
(16/09/06)

The fifth meeting of G8 parliamentary leaders deserved to be called a “summit of confidence,” Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters after the meeting.

Russia to allocate $60 million to foster education in the poorest nations
(16/09/06)

Alexei Kudrin said that under this initiative, offered by Russia as part of its 2006 G8 presidency, a Moscow-Africa network of centers for monitoring primary education would be set up this year, a project which has already cost Russia $7.2 million.

G8 parliamentary leaders to discuss North Korea, Iran – Kosachev
(16/09/06)

"The issue of the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran will be discussed during the second part of the meeting," said Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Russian State Duma's international affairs committee.

G8 parliamentary leaders urge fight against illegal migration
(16/09/06)

"The G8 parliaments are working closely on this major humanitarian issue," Speaker of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov said. "Illegal migration is a cross-border challenge and as such calls for joint action by the international community - first of all the G8 countries, which are the destination for most illegal migrants."

G8 parliaments to adopt consistent anti-terrorist laws – Russian lawmaker
(16/09/06)

"We agreed to share our legal acts and set up a common framework for making laws that, while taking into account national features, would be consistent with that framework," Kosachev said.

German Bundestag speaker praises Russia for G8 parliamentary meeting organization
(16/09/06)

"I would like to thank the Russians for the magnificent welcome and hospitality. The Russian Federation has created remarkable conditions for fruitful debate, Norbert Lammert told reporters after the meeting.

Moscow calls for doing more on legal basis for countering cyber-terrorism – Gryzlov
(16/09/06)

"We are convinced that there is a real need for legislation to help fight cyber-terrorism in the realm of computer communications," he said, citing the misuse of global information networks by terrorists for coordination of attacks as well as for propaganda.

G8 heads of parliaments discuss terror in St. Petersburg
(16/09/06)

"We are committed to taking practical steps [to deal with the problem]," Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told the meeting, "The fight against terror is a matter of action."

Fifth meeting of the heads of G8 parliaments
(15/09/06)

On September 15 to 17, Saint Petersburg is hosting the Fifth Meeting of the Heads of G8 Parliaments.

Russia’s London Embassy presenting government/business initiative on terror
(14/09/06)

The goal of the initiative, as formulated by the world leaders, is to increase the role of civil society, notably of the business establishment, in the fight against terrorism.

Gryzlov: Duma to Ratify Convention Against Nuclear Terrorism on Friday
(14/09/06)

“I will report to my colleagues that we have ratified the convention,” said Gryzlov, and expressed the hope that other G8 countries will also join it.

Presentation of seminar on anti-terrorist partnership in London
(14/09/06)

Russian Ambassador to London Yuri Fedotov said that the initiative of public-private partnership in countering terrorism belongs to Russia and was made at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg.

French business community welcomes Russian initiative
(14/09/06)

“Russia could hardly have made a more important and urgent proposal during its first G8 presidency,” Paul Dahan, deputy director of the department on strategic questions and security at the French Foreign Ministry, said.

G8 heads of parliament to discuss anti-terrorist efforts and energy security – Gryzlov
(13/09/06)

"Improving the international legal framework and appropriate changes to national legislation are priority areas" for anti-terrorist cooperation, he said.

Russia ready to provide capacities for international nuclear fuel center – Kiriyenko
(12/09/06)

"We are ready to provide production capacities to set up such an international center in Russia, where all countries wishing to develop their nuclear energy industry under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) control can participate on equal terms," he said.

Mironov urges U.S. to create common legal framework to counter terrorism
(12/09/06)

"We fought together against Nazism during World War II, and today we are fighting together against terrorism within the anti-terrorist coalition. I think it is time to set up a common legal framework in the fight against terrorism, and we are ready to cooperate with the U.S. Congress," said Mironov.

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