Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.

South Africa, which holds the the G20 presidency until the end of November, is to host a meeting of the intergovernmental group Feb. 20 and 21 in the capital Johannesburg under the theme of "Solidarity, equality and sustainability."