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G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott


Johannesburg
Reuters
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A Group of 20 leaders’ summit in South Africa adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on Saturday after it was drafted without US input in a move a White House official called “shameful.”

The declaration, using language to which Washington has been opposed, “can’t be renegotiated,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson told reporters, reflecting strains between Pretoria and the Trump administration over the event.

“We had the entire year of working towards this adoption and the past week has been quite intense,” the spokesperson said.

Ramaphosa, host…

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