SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-G20 FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING-MEDIA BRIEFING

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22 Feb 2025, 22:12 GMT+10

(250222) -- JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola speaks during a media briefing after the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 21, 2025. TO GO WITH "South Africa concludes 'historic' G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting" (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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