EPASouth African President Cyril Ramavusa, Foreign Ministers of Group 20, told multi -party commitment and international law vital to resolving global crises.
His comments follow a growing concern about the Trump administration policy “America First”, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holding the meeting and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying that he will not attend the gathering of financial ministers in the G20 next week.
Rubio said he would not “symbolize America's anti -America,” while Bessin said he had other obligations in Washington.
South Africa is the first African country to lead the group of twenties, hoping to advance the interests of developing countries in talks with the richest countries in the world.
The Group of Twenty consists of 19 countries, along with the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), and constitutes more than 80 % of the global economy and two -thirds of the world's population.
Among those who attended the meeting in Johannesburg, among those who attended the meeting in Johannesburg, while the United States is the deputy head of the mission at the South African embassy.
In his opening speech, Ramavusa said that “fragile global coexistence” was threatened by high intolerance, conflicts and climate change.
“However, there is a lack of consensus among the major powers, including in the G20, on how to respond to these issues of global importance,” said President of South Africa.
He added: “It is very important that the principles of the United Nations Charter, multiplicity of parties and international law remain in the position of all our efforts.”
South Africa, headed by the Group of Twenty until November 2025, maintains when it is expected to hand it over to the United States.
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly tense since President Donald Trump took office in January, which raised questions about how much South Africa could achieve during its presidency.
President Donald Trump has reduced aid to the country, accusing it of “unfair and immoral practices” against the African white minority community and by providing the issue of genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023.
He followed his decision, saying that he would not attend the foreign ministers meeting because South Africa was “doing very bad things”, using the G20 “to enhance” solidarity, equality and sustainability. “In other words: DEI (diversity, fairness, inclusion) and climate change.
In a post on xHe added: “My job is to strengthen the national interests of America, and not to waste taxpayers' money or anti -America.”
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