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Map of G8 member nations and the European Union. The Group of Eight (G8) was an intergovernmental political forum from 1997–2014. [1] It had formed from incorporating Russia into the G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia was expelled in 2014.
The 32nd G8 summit was held on 15–17 July 2006 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.The venue was the Constantine Palace, which is located in Strelna on the Gulf of Finland. [1] [2] This was the first time Russia served as host nation for a G8 summit; and the nation's status as a full member of the G8 was confirmed.
The G8 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [3] The 23rd G8 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Tony Blair and, as it was formed with the addition of Russia, Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
G8: US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Russia, and Japan, the eight major advanced economies as reported by the IMF, which became the G7 after expelling Russia following the 2014 invasion of Crimea. G8+5, the G8 nations, plus the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).
In Ukraine, the annexation is known as the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia (Ukrainian: тимчасова окупація Автономної Республіки Крим і Севастополя Росією, romanized: tymchasova okupatsiia Avtonomnoi Respubliky Krym i Sevastopolia ...
In the summit's final communique, one of the unexpected highlights was an announcement that Russia would become a true full member of the G8. This would be accomplished by allowing it to host its first G8 summit, starting in 2006. Thus, the rotation of the G8 Presidency was changed, placing Russia between the United Kingdom and Germany.
The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), plus the heads of government of the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).
The G8 is an unofficial annual forum for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [ 4 ] The 34th G8 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , [ 17 ] and was the last summit for US President ...