Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in Gaza on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa, the Canadian government said on Saturday.

Leaders of the world's largest economies meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, being held for the first time in Africa.

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

Leaders of France, Germany and the UK are meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit to discuss a joint response to the US-backed peace plan for Ukraine. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that any settlement to the war must involve Kyiv and provide security guarantees.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at the Johannesburg G20 Summit, reaffirming their strong bilateral partnership. Modi also addressed the growing threat of natural disasters,

Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member,

The SA government has pushed back against a US threat that no declarations can be made at the G20 Leaders’ Summit without its participation, with the Presidency saying Donald Trump’s government can’t dictate the outcome of a meeting it won’t attend.