Article snippet: President Group of Seven (G7) summit. The meeting comes a day after the U.S. president faced other world leaders at the Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S., and it has been meeting regularly since its founding in 1975. While not a country, the European Union is also represented at G7 meetings. The consultative diplomatic grouping was founded by six of the countries to discuss international economic policies following a period of global economic stagnation caused by the 1970's oil crisis. Canada was added the following year, and in the 1980s the group expanded its purview to discuss foreign and security policy issues. For nearly two decades beginning in the mid-1990s, the addition of Russia made the G7 the G8. But after Russia annexed G7 organizers from the following year. The G7's meetings are hosted by one of the member countries in different cities every year. This year's summit will span Friday and Saturday, with scheduled sessions covering foreign policy about cybersecurity, terrorism, trade, climate and migration. There will also be a closed meeting on Saturday with no agenda for the seven leaders to discuss. National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, who is expected to attend some portions of the summit with Trump, told reporters Thursday that in addition to other topics, there will be a "fairly robust discussion" about climate but that the president will "ultimately make a decision on Paris and climate when he gets back" t... Link to the full article to read more