The South African G20 Summit next weekend is looking increasingly unlikely to issue the usual G20 Leaders’ Declaration, after the US made it clear that it would oppose anything beyond a “Chair’s Statement”. If so, this 20th summit would be the first since G20 summits began in 2008 not to issue a consensus leaders’ declaration. The prospects of such a declaration were fading anyway, but dimmed considerably after the US spelt out its position at the weekend.
Sam Busa