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John Kirton
  • 13 may 2007

    The Future G8 after St. Petersburg

    Civil 8 and its G8 connection in 2006 thus set an unprecedentedly high standard that has inspired the G8 for the years ahead. Even before her year as host started, the German sherpa team declared that the G8 dialog with civil society pioneered by the Russians would continue on a permanent basis in their year and in those to come.

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The Future G8 after St. Petersburg

Civil 8 and its G8 connection in 2006 thus set an unprecedentedly high standard that has inspired the G8 for the years ahead. Even before her year as host started, the German sherpa team declared that the G8 dialog with civil society pioneered by the Russians would continue on a permanent basis in their year and in those to come.

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