South Africa says France withdrew its G7 invitation due to US pressure
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South Africa claims France withdrew its G7 summit invitation following pressure and threatened boycott from the United States.
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South Africa claims France withdrew its invitation to the G7 summit in June following pressure from the United States, including a threatened boycott of the gathering. The withdrawal was communicated to Pretoria by the French embassy roughly two weeks before South Africa's announcement, according to Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa. The move reflects diplomatic tension over G7 membership, with France apparently having invited South Africa to participate in the summit. The incident underscores friction between Washington and Paris over the group's composition and signals willingness by the Trump administration to use boycott threats as leverage in multilateral forums. The June summit's final membership remains in flux as a result.
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