South Africa to hand over G20 presidency to US at an ''appropriate'' and ''equivalent'' level

Johannesburg, Nov. 23 -- South Africa said it will officially hand over the G20 presidency to the United States anytime from Monday, at an "appropriate" and "equivalent" level, following a boycott of the Johannesburg G20 Summit by US President Donald Trump.

South Africa's International Relations And Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said told journalists on Saturday: "We have communicated to the US embassy that South Africa welcomes the fact that the US now wants us to hand over to the US the leadership of the G20."".. It was very late, and also they stated that there will be a charge d'affaires [junior officials] US here in South Africa."Lamola said South Africa did not wish to further strain relations with Washington, but believed that ...