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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 cannot fit Japanese premier visit into Putin's schedule

The Japanese government has decided to postpone indefinitely an official visit to Russia by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. ITAR-TASS learnt today from the Japanese Foreign Ministry that instead of visiting Russia, Koizumi now plans to have a bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in St Petersburg this summer [mid-July].

Earlier on the Russian side said that Koizumi's visit does not fit into the Russian president's working schedule. Kyodo news agency said the Japanese government might have taken this decision because of Moscow's tough stance on the issue of Kuril Islands.

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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