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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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The Russian President says Russia as the country presiding G8 will implement the policy aimed at facilitation of the poorest countries' debt loads.

The Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia as the country presiding G8 will implement the policy aimed at solving most important international problems marked by the previous G8 summit in the Great Britain, particularly the debt forgiveness for the poorest countries of the world.

"I'm ready to declare that within the G8 summit in St Petersburg we will follow the principle of succession of the issues our colleagues consider as priorities", - the Russian Preaident added.

Vladimir Putin also stressed the importance of such G8 priority as the stability on the world energy markets. He stressed these issues have been already discussed during the G8 Finance Ministers meeting in Moscow.

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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