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Top officials from the U.S. and several other member states skipped a group of 20 major economies' finance ministers meeting in South Africa this week, raising questions about the group's continued relevance.

美国和其他几个成员国的高级官员缺席了本周在南非举行的二十国集团财长会议，人们开始质疑该集团是否继续具有重要意义。

Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg. The two-day meeting in Cape Town ended without a communiqué, with current G20 leader South Africa saying there was not sufficient consensus to issue one.

凯特·巴特利特（Kate Bartlett）在约翰内斯堡报道。在开普敦举行的为期两天的会议没有发表公报，现任二十国集团领导人南非表示，双方没有达成足够的共识来发表公报。

In his opening remarks at the event, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to the fractured geopolitical climate and stressed the importance of international cooperation.

南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨在会议开幕致辞中提到了支离破碎的地缘政治气氛，并强调了国际合作的重要性。

"At this time of global uncertainty and escalating tension, it is now more important than ever that the members of the G20 should work together."

“在全球不确定性和紧张局势不断升级的当下，二十国集团成员国比以往任何时候都更需要共同努力。”

But it appeared the world's largest economies were not able to find common ground on a number of issues.

但看起来，世界最大的几个经济体在许多问题上都未能达成共识。

The finance ministers meeting was beset with similar problems faced by last week's G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, which laid bare the discord in current geopolitics.

此次财长会议面临着与上周在约翰内斯堡举行的二十国集团外长会议类似的问题，这也暴露了当前地缘政治的不和谐。

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skipped the event amid a spat with host country South Africa and after the U.S. criticized the themes around climate change and solidarity, equality and sustainability. Kate Bartlett, VOA News, Johannesburg.

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