2020 extraordinary G20 summit on COVID-19

The extraordinary G20 summit on COVID-19 was a G20 leaders' summit 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

• 
    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, CCP General Secretary and President ^[a]
• 
    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.

Notes

1. The president of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader in one-party communist state) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition.

References

1. "'We will overcome' coronavirus crisis, vow G20 leaders after video meeting". France 24. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
2. "G20 Extraordinary Virtual Leaders' Summit on COVID-19 to Be Held on Thursday". www.g20.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
3. "Extroaordinary G20 Leaders' Summit: Statement on COVID-19". www.g20.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-26.