By Andrea Shalal, Christian Kraemer and David Lawder MIAMI/BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies in Cape Town,

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent won’t travel to the Group of 20 finance ministers meeting in South Africa next week as he focuses on the domestic agenda in his first weeks in office, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official not to attend the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land policies.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 countries in Cape Town, South Africa, the New York Times reported on Wednesday,