Vincent Magwenya also confirmed that the President would attend the G7 Summit in Canada this month.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the annual leaders summit of the G7 group of rich countries in Kananaskis, Canada, from 14-17 June, but it is not yet certain if he will have a separate meeting on the sidelines of the meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said Ramaphosa would participate in the discussion on the summit theme of energy security, including critical mineral supply chains.
Asked if Ramaphosa would have a separate one-on-one meeting with Trump, Magwenya told a media briefing on Thursday that Ramaphosa’s schedule of individual meetings was still being arranged.
However, he noted that Ramaphosa’s meeting with Trump in the White House last month was comprehensive. “I would imagine there’s no real pressure for the President to push for that meeting [at the G7], because … [the White House meeting was] recent…. Instead, it would be important for Ramaphosa to give himself time to meet other G7 leaders to align the work of the G7 with that of the G20 during South Africa’s presidency of the G20.”
