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== इतिहास ==

<!-- 1973 के तेल संकट और आर्थिक मंदी के बाद विश्व के बडे औद्यिगिक-लोकतांत्रिक देशों को एक मंच पर लाने का प्रस्ताव सामने आया। 1974 में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका ने एक 'पुस्तकालय समूह' की स्थापना की, जो कि वास्तव में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका, यूनाईटेड किंग्डम्, पश्चिमी जर्मनी, जापान और फ्रांस का एक अनौपचारिक समूह था|The concept of a forum for the world's major industrialized [[democracy|democracies]] emerged following the [[1973 oil crisis]] and subsequent global [[recession]]. In 1974 the United States created the Library Group, an informal gathering of senior financial officials from the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[West Germany]], [[Japan]] and [[France]]. In [[1975]], French President [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] invited the [[heads of government]] from West Germany, [[Italy]], Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States to a summit in [[mbouillet]]. The six leaders agreed to an annual meeting organized under a rotating presidency, forming the Group of Six (G6). The following year, [[Canada]] joined the group at the behest of [[Germany]]'s Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt|Chancellor Helmut Schmidt]] and [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]]<ref>[http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTFET_E10 ''G8: The Most Exclusive Club in the World'', Thomas S. Axworthy, ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', Historica Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Undated].Accessed07-12-2008.</ref> and the group became the 'Group of Seven' -or G7. The [[European Union]] is represented by the [[President of the European Commission]] and the leader of the country that holds the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union]]. The [[President of the European Commission]] has attended all meetings since it was first invited by the United Kingdom in [[1977]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/union/showpage_en_union.Harry.g8.php| title = EU and the G8| accessdate = 2006-07-17| publisher = European Union}}</ref> and the [[President of the European Council|Council President]] now also regularly attends.