President Cyril Ramaphosa termed as an insult Donald Trump’s statement that he would bar South Africa from attending next year’s G20 summit on American soil.
In a statement Thursday, the presidency said South Africa would continue to participate as a full, active and constructive member of the G20.
Last weekend, South Africa hosted a successful G20 summit, the first on African soil, which Washington boycotted despite being the incoming G20 president.
South Africa rejected the US’s suggestion to hand over the presidency an embassy official. The ceremony instead happened at Pretoria’s Foreign Ministry building after the summit.