Leaders plan Brussels G7 in June instead of G8 in Sochi-source

The Hague: World leaders have agreed to hold a G7 summit in Brussels in June instead of attending a G8 meeting with Russia in Sochi, a French diplomatic source told Reuters on Monday.

"The G8 represents a certain value system, which is why Russia cannot take part," the source said.
The source said the G7 group was not talking about a suspension of Russia, but about replacing the 2014 G8 summit that had been scheduled to take place in Russia`s Black Sea resort of Sochi in June with a G7 meeting in Brussels.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy confirmed in a Twitter message that the G7 will meet in Brussels in June.