France was not pressured over excluding South Africa from June G7, says French foreign minister

VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) - France did not come under any pressure over its decision to not invite South Africa to a G7 summit in June, said the country's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday.

France announced earlier that it will host the leaders of India, South Korea, Brazil and Kenya at the summit to be held in Evian-les-Bains.

South Africa, a regular guest at past G7 summits, said the French embassy in Pretoria had communicated the decision to the government about two weeks ago, saying the U.S. had threatened to boycott the summit if South Africa was invited.