Overview
- The Financial Times, citing an unnamed official, reports delegations expect no joint statement and plan to use the meeting for bilateral talks on trade and climate.
- President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that U.S. representatives would not go to Johannesburg, and TASS reports the U.S. will likely be represented by the chargé d'affaires in South Africa.
- China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Premier Li Qiang will attend on November 21–23, with leaders’ sessions scheduled for November 22–23 in Johannesburg.
- Russia’s delegation will be led by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin, according to RIA Novosti.
- After the summit, the G20 presidency moves from South Africa to the United States, and Trump has said the 2026 gathering will take place in Florida.