Sources suggested President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unorthodox decision to get the Leaders’ Declaration adopted at the start of the meeting rather than the end was a strategy to pre-empt any backtracking.

With the United States boycotting the summit, other nations sought to strike new deals, and some took a tougher tone with President Trump.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration a significant confirmation of the value of multilateralism and the necessity of dialogue.

A source from the presidential office said, “I think the chair country intended to formalize it quickly because the text negotiations were concluded before the opening.” It is said that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,

The first G20 summit in Africa also broke with tradition Saturday by issuing a leaders' declaration on the opening day of the talks, when declarations usually come at the end of the summit.

G20 declaration shows commitment to multilateralism, reflects common purposes larger than disagreements, Ramaphosa says.

The G20 Leaders’ Summit enters its second day today - with its biggest hurdle already overcome. On Saturday, President Cyril Ramaphosa switched up the programme by tabling a consensus declaration to the gathering immediately after his opening remarks, while the cameras were still rolling.

Anthony Albanese has wrapped up his G20 jaunt to South Africa by recommitting Australia to global climate action and open trade in a joint declaration broadly seen as rebuking Donald Trump.