Rubio skips G20 talks in South Africa

Rubio skipping G20 summit amid tensions with South Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he will skip the G20 summit slated to be held in Johannesburg amid tensions between President Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and the host country South
US State Secretary Rubio to skip G20 summit in South Africa, cites national interests
I will NOT attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg,” Rubio said. “South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote ‘solidarity, equality, & sustainability’. In other words: DEI and climate change.
U.S. to boycott next G20 meeting in South Africa
South Africa is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 group of countries from Feb. 20-21 in Johannesburg. The country holds the G20 presidency until November. Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that South Africa is confiscating land and certain classes of people were being treated very badly.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.
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The G20 will go ahead despite the boycott by the US announced by its secretary of state overnight, says Department of International Relations and Cooperation Director-General and G20 sherpa Zane Dangor.
US's Marco Rubio to skip G20 meeting in Trump row over South Africa land policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not attend a G20 meeting in South Africa this month, after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to the country in a row over land policy. Mr Trump accused South Africa of confiscating land and said "certain classes of people" were being mistreated.
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