The leaders of the countries "Big seven" were discussed at the conference in the French Biarritz the question of the return to the format of "eight" with the participation of Russia, Kyodo reports citing sources in the Japanese government circles. Data on the content of the conversation is not given, the source of the Agency said that this information " will never be disclosed ". first head of the United States Donald trump agreed to the proposal of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to invite the Russian Federation to the summit of G7 in 2020 in the United States. Vladimir Putin, for his part, said that the Russian Federation considers it useful any contacts with the countries "the Big seven" and considers possible resumption of G8 format. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has linked the question of the restoration of the G8 format, with the progress in the Ukrainian settlement. The group of seven (G7) - the Union of economically developed countries, which includes UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japan. In the format of "seven" the club existed from 1976 to 1997. After Russia's accession he became known as the G8. In March 2014, as a result of events in Ukraine and the subsequent decline in relations between the US and Europe with Russia, the Western members of the Association during the period of stay in power in the U.S. capital for President Barack Hussein Obama decided to return to the format of " seven ". <span style="color:darkgray