Steinmeier called the conditions the return of Russia in G8
The basic requirements, according to the foreign Minister of Germany, relate to the contribution of the Russian Federation in the settlement of the crisis around Ukraine and Syria
German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Moscow. April 10. INTERFAX.RU – German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said again that he would prefer to see Russia as part of the G8, leads Sunday the words of the Minister of the German radio station Deutsche Welle.
“I wish to ensure that the G7 did not remain for a long time, but we created the conditions for the return to G8”, – he said on the eve of the meeting of the foreign Ministers of the G7 countries, which began on Sunday in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
The Minister stressed that in 2016 the conditions for the return to the G8 format no.
He said the main conditions of Russia’s participation in G8, its contribution to the settlement of the crisis around Ukraine and Syria.
This year the Chairman of the “big seven” is Japan. The G7 summit will be held in may in ISE-SIMA. In February Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was ready to play the role of mediator between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the countries “big seven”.
“Great eight” turned into “seven” in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, when the Crimea was annexed to Russia. Leaders of leading world powers have refused to go to scheduled at the beginning of the June 2014 G8 summit in Sochi.
