A draft joint statement for a G20 summit in South Africa this weekend was finalised on Friday (November 21, 2025) for the leaders, sources told AFP, after preparations boycotted by the United States.
The statement was reached through intensive negotiations by political officials of the G20 nations taking part in the Johannesburg meeting, which the United States refused to attend, saying it opposed the priorities set by South Africa.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (November 21, 2025) met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Johannesburg and the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interest.
PM Modi met Albanese hours after he arrived in South Africa to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
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