It is unfortunate that the US did not participate in the G20 in Johannesburg this weekend because important matters relating to world trade were discussed, South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau said on Sunday.
Tau, asked whether the US would lose out by not attending and reduce its influence on global trade, said this needed to be judged in the context of what the outcomes of the G20 have been.
It’s been an important discussion around global trade, issues around the World Trade Organisation (WTO), discussion around industrialisation, financing for development, around debt. All those issues are important for the entire world and it is quite unfortunate that their (the US) voice was not coming across at these meetings, Tau said in a media briefing.
The minister said discussions with the US around trade would continue.
G20 is a separate process. Of course, I can’t pretend that it does not reflect on the issues that have been discussed, but so far it hasn​It is unfortunate that the US did not participate in the G20 in Johannesburg this weekend because important matters relating to world trade were discussed, South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau said on Sunday.
Tau, asked whether the US would lose out by not attending and reduce its influence on global trade, said this needed to be judged in the context of what the outcomes of the G20 have been.
It’s been an important discussion around global trade, issues around the World Trade Organisation (WTO), discussion around industrialisation, financing for development, around debt. All those issues are important for the entire world and it is quite unfortunate that their (the US) voice was not coming across at these meetings, Tau said in a media briefing.
The minister said discussions with the US around trade would continue.
G20 is a separate process. Of course, I can’t pretend that it does not reflect on the issues that have been discussed, but so far it hasn ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
