Group of Seven

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged the eurozone to swiftly close talks on fresh reform measures from debt-hit Greece, saying it would help global economic stability.

G7 foreign ministers on April 10 began two days of talks in Hiroshima, with John Kerry's visit to the atom-bombed city -- the first-ever by a US secretary of state -- overshadowing the broader agenda.
 

President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions on Russia when he visits Italy on June 10, but he is likely to be disappointed.

US President Barack Obama weighed in June 8 on the Greece crisis, telling Greeks they need to make tough choices to save their country from a default and possible messy euro exit.

Obama said after a meeting with fellow G7 leaders that there is a "sense of urgency in finding a path to resolve the situation."  

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Greece in their bilateral meeting ahead of a summit of Group of Seven (G7) leaders, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Sunday.

No “Russian bear” was in sight as US President Barack Obama savored Bavaria’s finest beer and sausages accompanied by host Angela Merkel on Sunday. Yet the “Greek issue” did later crop up in the otherwise sunny surroundings.
The White House quoted Obama as saying he is hopeful Greece and its partners will be able to chart this course without causing volatility in financial markets.

President Barack Obama is aiming to show unity with Western allies on global challenges during an overnight trip to Germany, especially Chancellor Angela Merkel amid enduring anti-Americanism in her country over US spying programs.

Thousands of demonstrators marched in the German resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on June 6 to protest against a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations that starts on June 7 at a nearby luxury hotel.

A new trilateral meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande is to take place in Brussels on Wednesday. The meeting was decided following a half-hour teleconference call between Tsipras, Merkel and Hollande shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, on the eve of the G7 summit.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told German newspaper Deutsche Welle that Greece is not the central issue of talks by the Group of 7 most industrialized nations (G7) in Bavaria. She said that the matter would only be touched upon. This comment follows statements made to the BBC that she isn’t losing sleep over a possible Brexit or Grexit.