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Map of G8 member nations and the European Union. The Group of Eight (G8) was an intergovernmental political forum from 1997–2014. [1] It had formed from incorporating Russia into the G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia was expelled in 2014.
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Nato chief Mark Rutte echoes incoming US president Donald Trump's call for members to spend more.
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO is formal group country to defend itself against outside aggression. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement , was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
– What is Nato’s purpose? Under Article 5 of the founding North Atlantic Treaty – signed in April 1949 – an attack on one member state is treated as an attack on all and requires other ...
The group was formed as the Group of Six, G6, including all of today's members minus Canada. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Canada joined in the second year of the group's existence, 1976, forming the Group of Seven, G7. Russia joined the Group of Eight, G8, in 1997, under the leadership of President Boris Yeltsin.
Emerging from World War II, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established by 10 European countries, the United States and Canada to form a bulwark against the communist-ruled Soviet Union.
The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), plus the heads of government of the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).