South Africa’s presidency joked on Thursday that the country would “take a commercial break” from the G20 while U.S. President Donald Trump leads the forum, after Trump’s administration confirmed it will not invite South Africa to participate.

The U.S. took over the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 last week, after boycotting the summit that President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted in Johannesburg.

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“About this time next year, the UK will be taking over the G20 presidency. We will be able to engage meaningfully and substantively over what really matters to the rest of the world,” said Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya.

“For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal programming,” he wrote on social media.

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