U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.

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.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has refused to attend the G20 summit in South Africa this year. The G20 summit is scheduled to kick off in Johannesburg on November 22. South Africa assumed the presidency of the G20 IN December last year, taking over from Brazil.