China opposes other countries adopted a policy of punishment, and among them members of the G7, said on the first day of the week at a press conference official authorized by the Chinese foreign Ministry Hong lei. "China has many times explained its continuing position in opposition to (a policy - ed.) permanent threats and imposing penalties ", - quoted Hong lei on the Internet office of the Chinese foreign Ministry, said in response to a reporter's question about what China's position is that "Seven" in the process of meetings to address the issue of anti-Russian sanctions. In addition, the Commissioner of the Chinese foreign Ministry again noticed that Beijing believes in peaceful dialogue is the only possible way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. "(China) hopes that all parties (to the conflict) are properly to implement the Minsk agreement, will continue to assist the process of political settlement of the fall, will take maximum efforts for the fundamental resolution of the issue ", - noted Hong lei. on the first day of the week in the Bavarian castle ELMAU begins the second day of the G7 summit." Seven " was formally expanded to the G8 at the expense of Russia in 1998, but in the past year against the background of events in Crimea Authorized club decided not to participate in the G8 summit in Sochi, and gathered in Brussels. Now in the "big seven" are Germany, USA, Canada, Japan, France, UK, Italy. first in the process of the summit, which takes place in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she hoped that the G7 "will formulate a signal" to the Russian Federation on sanctions, and stressed that the question of removing the punishment depends on the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions list, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from States that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.