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	03.12.06 Victoria Panova G8 research group, University of Toronto, Director for Russia
	03.12.06 Mona Bricke German NGO Forum Environment and Development
	03.12.06 Nigel Martin Montreal International Rorum (FIM)
	02.12.06 John Kirton Head of G8 Research Group, University of Toronto
	02.12.06 Regina Gunter Head of the WWF Germany

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Russia seeking G8 help for CIS members in fight against bird flu

MOSCOW. April 17 (Interfax) - Russia is seeking financial help from G8 in order to help CIS member states counter bird flu, Russian Health and Social Protection Minister Mikhail Zurabov said.

"As president of G8 Russia proposes that a number of international financial projects to fight bird flu be implemented in the CIS countries," Zurabov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

G8 health ministers are to meet in Moscow next week, Zurabov said. The ministers will sign a statement on the fight against infectious diseases, he said.

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	02.12.06 Halter Marek Le College de France
	02.12.06 Olivier Giscard d’Estaing COPAM, France
	02.12.06 Mika Ohbayashi Institute for Sustainable Energy Poliсy
	02.12.06 Bill Pace World Federalist Movement - Institute for Global Policy
	01.12.06 Peter I. Hajnal Toronto University, G8 Research Group