38th G8 summit
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The 38th G8 summit was held in Camp David, Maryland, United States, on 18–19 May 2012.[1]
38th G8 summit | |
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Host country | United States |
Date | 18–19 May 2012 |
Cities | Thurmont, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland |
Follows | 37th G8 summit |
Precedes | 39th G8 summit |
The event occurred just before the year's NATO summit.[1] The G8 summit was moved from Chicago, where it was going to be held back-to-back with the NATO summit, possibly due to fears of a large convergence of protestors.[citation needed]
This was the first summit since Russia joined the group in 1997 that was not attended by the President of Russia; former President and then-current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended in place of the recently reelected Vladimir Putin, who cited domestic obligations as his reason for not attending, though some interpreted the gesture as a sign of rising tensions between Putin's government and the West.[2]