South Africa Pushes for G-20 Declaration Despite US No-Show

South Africa is “forging ahead” with negotiations on adopting a leaders’ declaration at the Group of 20 summit this weekend, the nation’s foreign minister said.

The gathering will go ahead without several key world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, whose administration is boycotting the event. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will also be absent, though their countries are sending delegations.