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NATIONAL NEWS AND VIDEO - In a brief statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed claims that the US is in discussions with South Africa to attend the G20 as false.
This denial follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement yesterday that the US had ‘a change of mind about participating in one shape, form or other in the summit’.
In her statement, Leavitt said: “I saw the South African president running his mouth a little bit against the United States and the president of the United States earlier today and that language is not appreciated.”
She emphasised that the US will not be engaging in official talks, ‘despite what the South African president is falsely claiming’.
Meanwhile, several heads of state and dignitaries from the G20 – the premier forum for the world’s leading economies – have arrived in South Africa for the first summit on African soil.
VIDEO: G20 Summit | 'SA President was running his mouth a little bit against the US, it's not appreciated'
On X, the president of the European Council, António Costa, wrote: “Hello Johannesburg! Great to be here for the very first G20 summit on African soil.”
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, wrote: “Touchdown in Joburg for an intense week ahead across the continent.”
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