42nd G7 summit

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42nd G7 summit
Host country	Japan
Date	26–27 May 2016
Venue(s)	Shima Kanko Hotel Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Participants	Canada  France  Germany  Italy  Japan  United Kingdom  United States  European Union
Follows	41st G7 summit
Precedes	43rd G7 summit

The 42nd G7 summit was held on 26–27 May 2016 at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.^[1][2] In March 2014, the G7 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.