Russia became chair of the "Group of Eight" (G8) on 1 January. It took the chair from Great Britain. The G8 summit will take place in July in St. Petersburg. Russia joined the club of the highest developed countries in the world in 1997. Before, the "Group of Eight" had been the "Group of Seven", the members being the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Great Britain  and Italy. securing of energy struggle against epidemics ( AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis ) struggle against terrorism avoidance of spreading of weapons of mass destruction regional conflicts promotion of development of third world countries collaboration in environmental protection Portal:Politics and conflicts Category:Politics and conflicts Category:G8 
Russia became chair of the "Group of Eight" (G8) on 1 January. It took the chair from Great Britain. The G8 summit will take place in July in . Russia joined the club of the highest developed countries in the world in 1997. Before, the "Group of Eight" had been the "Group of Seven", the members being the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Great Britain , and Italy. securing of energy struggle against epidemics ( , , ) struggle against avoidance of spreading of regional conflicts promotion of development of third world countries collaboration in environmental protection Category:Politics and conflicts Category:G8 Category:Russia Category:Europe
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