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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the country will continue to actively participate in the Group of 20 (G20) despite recent tensions with the United States, which will host the G20 meetings next year.
Ramaphosa made the remark in a national address after South Africa chaired the G20 summit a week ago, which was held without Washington's participation. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump announced that South Africa would not be invited to G20 meetings next year due to tensions in bilateral relations.
"We must make clear that South Africa is a founding member of the G20, and therefore, it is a legitimate member. We will continue to participate as a full, active, and constructive member of the G20," said Ramaphosa.
According to the president, the US's absence from the recent summit was due to disinformation and is "unfortunate." Trump previously claimed he boycotted the summit because of the "genocide of white people" in South Africa.
"This is blatant misinformation about our country. Even more regrettable is that the reasons given by the US for non-participation were based on baseless and false allegations that South Africa is committing genocide against Afrikaners and confiscating land from white people," Ramaphosa emphasized.
He confirmed that South Africa handed over the G20 presidency to the United States this week, adding that the country values its relationship with Washington and remains committed to dialogue.
The official handover of the US presidency is scheduled for December 1. –0–
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