South Africa said the handover would take place later, possibly at its foreign ministry building.

The G20 summit appeared to end on Sunday with a diplomatic spat involving the United States after the host country, South Africa, declined to pass on the rotating presidency to what it considered a junior US representative. Notably, the US had boycotted the two-day summit and is due to take over as G20 president for 2026.

“The United States is a member of the G20, and if they want to be represented, they can still send anyone at the right level,” South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said. “It is the leaders’ summit. The right level is the head of state, a special envoy appointed by the president of that country, or it could also be a minister.”

South Africa said the handover would t

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