South Africas Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has provided insights into international trade negotiations on Sunday, emphasising multilateral cooperation and Africas emerging strategic role.
Speaking at the Group of 20 G20 Leaders Summit, Tau highlighted the main theme of the summit, 'Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability', which focused on overcoming diplomatic challenges, particularly regarding trade policies and the absence of the United States.
The leaders adopted the G20 Johannesburg Leaders Declaration on the climate crisis and other global challenges at the start of the summit on Saturday, breaking with tradition.