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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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Putin acquainted the G8 Leaders with the Civil G8 Recommendations

According to Ella Pamfilova, the Chair of the Human Rights and Civil Institutions Council under the President of the Russian federation, the Russian president Vladimir Putin acquainted the G8 leaders with the recommendations elaborated by NGO during Civil G8 Forums. She informed about it in her interview to the Regnum Agency in July, 17.

Pamfilova considers it important that the Russian President informed his G8 colleagues about the conclusions and recommendations of NGOs, particularly, about the Russian Law regulating NGO activities. “The President said, that if we prepare amendments, he is ready to initiate changes of this law”, - she 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