Journal Globe and Mail published a publication of the head of the canadian government of Stephen Harper, in which He expressed doubt that the format of the " Big eight " will ever be revived.
according to the Harper, Russia by their actions, provided that he does not share the values of the " Great seven "." considering this, it is difficult to imagine any circumstances (in the future), In which Russia centuries Putin to return to the G7, " writes the Prime Minister, RIA " Novosti ". Harper Also try to persuade Moscow to reconsider the policy in relation to Ukraine. For example, to influence militias in the East, that they will lay down their weapons and agreed to a truce. Canadian Prime Minister drew attention to the need to ensure investigate the accident Malaysian airliner under Donetska. Recall that in 2008 " the Big seven " has expanded at the expense of Russia, which in the beginning of 2014 took over the chairmanship in the group. It was expected that the summit of " the Big eight " in 2014 will take place on June 4 and 5 in Sochi. But the leaders of the " seven " of 24 March in the fields of nuclear security summit in the Hague has suspended the work of the group of eight and refused from participation in the meeting of the G8 in Sochi because of the position of the Russian Federation in Crimea and because of the situation in Ukraine. The organizing Committee on preparation and ensuring of Russian presidency in G8, for its part, decided to 25 March 2014 to stop for a while preparing for the summit. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the return in the G8 format, in which it was stopped on the background of the situation In Ukraine, the Russian leadership does not discuss. According to him, " currently this format is not, for this reason, there is no subject for discussion ". He added that " Russia is open for cooperation " and " if our partners are the signals that will be the topic for discussion." At that, the press Secretary of the President emphasized that the Russian Federation continues to take part in the G20.

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