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U.S. Withholds Backing for G20 Communiqué as Johannesburg Summit Opens

Washington’s break with the host’s consensus plan threatens to end the summit without a joint statement.

Carteles con los retratos de varios líderes mundiales en una carretera en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, el 20 de noviembre del 2025, previo a la cumbre del G20 que se realizará allí. (AP foto/Themba Hadebe)
La ausencia de Washington añade presión a un encuentro considerado clave para impulsar reformas financieras y abordar desafíos globales en un contexto de tensiones geopolíticas crecientes. Foto: Capture.
Cumbre del G20 en crisis: Sudáfrica no entrega la presidencia a Estados Unidos
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Overview

  • The White House said the United States will not take part in official G20 talks in South Africa and rejected Pretoria’s claim of a late U.S. change of heart.
  • An earlier embassy letter to South Africa stated Washington would oppose any consensus document under the South African presidency and favored only a chair’s statement.
  • A protocol dispute widened as South Africa said President Cyril Ramaphosa would not hand over the G20 presidency to a low‑ranking U.S. chargé d’affaires; a low‑profile U.S. envoy is expected only for the handover ceremony.
  • European Union leaders moved to press their trade and climate agenda in the absence of U.S. backing, arguing for stronger multilateral cooperation.
  • Argentina is represented by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno after President Javier Milei stayed home, placing Buenos Aires on the spot to declare its position in any communiqué negotiations.