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Published: 08:08 9 February 2025
After withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), will US President Donald Trump withdraw from the G20 this time? This question is now the center of discussion in international politics.
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened up on this issue on February 5. He posted on social media that he would not visit South Africa for the upcoming G20 foreign ministerial meeting. He made it clear that the US administration has criticized South Africa's "anti-US" attitude and its land reform policy. Rubio wrote in his post, "Seizing private property in the name of the G20 summit is never acceptable."
Although the theme of this year's G20 meeting is "solidarity, equality and sustainability", there is tension with the US over South Africa's land reform policy. The Trump administration has claimed that it will protect US interests and will not accept South Africa's land reform policy.
According to analysts, Marco Rubio's decision to boycott the conference is not only against land reform, but also because of Israel and the International Criminal Court. Although South Africa has raised allegations against Israel, the US government has supported this issue.
The G20 Foreign Ministers' Conference will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 20-21, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be present. Marco Rubio's decision may further increase the pressure on international relations.
Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will also fly to Johannesburg to attend the conference. What decision India will take in this situation is still unknown.
Analysts believe that the US boycott may create new pressure on other countries, including India.
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