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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Johannesburg, December 4 (Xinhua) — South Africa announced on Thursday that it would temporarily withdraw from the Group of Twenty (G20). Earlier, the United States, which assumed the G20 presidency, confirmed that it would not invite South Africa to participate in the G20 during its presidency.
"We will 'take a break' until we resume normal operations," Vincent Magwenya, spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, wrote on social media.
"Around this time next year, the UK will assume the G20 Presidency. This will allow us to engage meaningfully and substantively on issues that truly matter to the rest of the world," he noted.
The announcement came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Washington "will not extend an invitation to the South African government to participate in G20 events" during the US presidency.
Relations between South Africa and the United States reached a low point this year after US President Donald Trump repeatedly accused South Africa of so-called "white genocide." These accusations were vigorously denied by South African authorities.
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