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Also known as the Group of Eight or G8. | Also known as the Group of Eight or G8. | ||
== Temporary suspension== | |||
Meetings of the G-8 were suspended on 24 March 2014 due to Russian involvement in Crimea. The member countries of the G-8, excluding Russia, have been meeting as the G-7. | |||
Revision as of 13:41, 26 March 2014
Loosely, a group of 8 industrialised countries comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also represented.
More strictly, a meeting of the heads of government from those countries.
Also known as the Group of Eight or G8.
Temporary suspension
Meetings of the G-8 were suspended on 24 March 2014 due to Russian involvement in Crimea. The member countries of the G-8, excluding Russia, have been meeting as the G-7.
