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Russia to continue to carry out presidency functions in G8

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Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov EPA/STRINGER
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
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MOSCOW, March 05. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia takes its obligations with great responsibility and will continue to carry out its presidency functions in the Group of Eight, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, March 5.

“We take our obligations in the Group of Eight with great responsibility and will continue working under the program of our presidency,” Ryabkov told ITAR-TASS.

As an example, he mentioned a conference on combating radicalization of public sentiment as a breeding ground for terrorism, which took place in Moscow on March 3-4.