The extraordinary G20 summit on COVID-19 is a G20 leaders' summit was held virtually via a video conference on 26 March 2020. The extraordinary G20 summit was called and chaired by King Salman of Saudi Arabia to support a coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating leaders

source : G20 Information Centre

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    Saudi Arabia
  Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King (host)
• 
    Argentina
  Alberto Fernández, President
• 
    Australia
  Scott Morrison, Prime Minister
• 
    Brazil
  Jair Bolsonaro, President
• 
    Canada
  Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister
• 
    China
  Xi Jinping, President
• 
    France
  Emmanuel Macron, President
• 
    Germany
  Angela Merkel, Chancellor
• 
    India
  Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
• 
    Indonesia
  Joko Widodo, President
• 
    Italy
  Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister
• 
    Japan
  Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister
• 
    Mexico
  Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President
• 
    Russia
  Vladimir Putin, President
• 
    South Africa
  Cyril Ramaphosa, President 2020 Chairperson of the African Union
• 
    Turkey
  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President
• 
    United Kingdom
  Boris Johnson, Prime Minister
• 
    United States
  Donald Trump, President
• 
    European Union
  Charles Michel, President of the European Council
• 
    European Union
  Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Invited guests

• 
    Jordan
  Abdullah II, King, Guest invitee
• 
    Spain
  Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister Permanent guest invitee
• 
    Singapore
  Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister Guest invitee
• 
    Switzerland
  Simonetta Sommaruga, President Guest invitee
• 
    United Arab Emirates
  Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President 2020 Chairperson of the Gulf Cooperation Council
• 
    Vietnam
  Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister 2020 Chairperson of Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Statement

These are the outlines of the summit's statement on COVID-19: ^[3]

• Commit to taking all necessary health measures to fight the pandemic and protect lives.
• Support economies, protect people's jobs and minimize the economic and social damage from the pandemic.
• Restore confidence, preserve financial stability, strengthen global growth and maintain market stability.
• Minimize disruptions to trade and global supply chains.
• Provide help to all countries in need of assistance.
• Enhancing global cooperation on public health and financial measures.

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