Ramaphosa warns of empty chair hand-over if US skips G20 summit [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will hand over the G20 presidency to the US delegation, even if it means placing the documents on an empty chair should president Donald Trump or any US representative fail to attend next weekend’s leaders’ summit in Johannesburg. Speaking during a clean-up campaign in Kliptown, Soweto, Ramaphosa stressed South Africa’s commitment to continued engagement with the US, calling the country a vital trading partner despite recent diplomatic tensions: