page_title: 44th G7 summit
section_title: Leaders at the summit
hierarchical_section_title: 44th G7 summit / Leaders at the summit
caption_attribution_description: English: Participants of the 44th G7 summit in La Malbaie, 8 June 2018. From left to right: Donald Tusk (EU), Theresa May (UK), Angela Merkel (Germany), Donald Trump (US), Justin Trudeau (Canada), Emmanuel Macron (France), Shinzō Abe (Japan), Giuseppe Conte (Italy), Jean-Claude Juncker (EU)
context_page_description: The 44th G7 summit was held on 8–9 June 2018, in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. This was the sixth time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the meetings.
  In March 2014, the Group of Seven —comprising leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia in the context of the G8. Since then, meetings have continued within the G7 process. On the first day of the summit, the United States announced that it would push for the reinstatement of Russia. Italy also requested a restoration of the G8 shortly after. President Trump also pushed for other countries to recognize Crimea as part of Russia, and stated that Ukraine was “one of the most corrupt countries in the world” to G7 leaders.
  The summit received much attention due to a significant decline of relations of members with the United States. As a result, the summit was dubbed the “G6+1" by France and some members of the media, signifying the "isolation of the United States” in light of recent events.
context_section_description: The attendees included the leaders of the seven G7 member states as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanently welcome participant at all meetings and decision-making since 1981.
  The 44th G7 summit was the first summit for Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. It was also the last summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
caption: Group photo of the G7 leaders, 8 June 2018
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