This time US President Donald Trump is not participating in the G-20 summit to be held on 22-23 November in Johannesburg, South Africa. The White House said that the US representative will be present at the formal handover ceremony only on the last day of the conference. America is going to chair this summit.
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said in a press briefing on Thursday that President Trump and his team are angry with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent statements and comments. Levitt said, “The United States is not participating in the official G-20 talks in South Africa. I saw that the President of South Africa was using his language against America and the American President, which the President and his team did not like.”
Ramaphosa said this by sharing the video
Ramaphosa recently posted a video on his social media account, in which he said, “Boycott politics does not work. It is better to stay inside the G-20 tent than standing outside.” He also indicated in a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa that despite the US notice, talks were still ongoing regarding some form of participation in the meeting.
Donald Trump had made this announcement
However, this month Donald Trump had announced that no American official would attend the G-20 conference to be held in Johannesburg. Trump cited alleged violence against white minority farmers in South Africa as the reason for this boycott.
South Africa rejected Trump’s claims
South Africa completely rejected Trump’s claims. President Ramaphosa said that this boycott of America would be equivalent to handing over his presidency to an ’empty chair’ at the end of the conference. This has created tension between the two countries even before the summit.
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