RIYADH — Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual G20 leaders’ summit on Thursday to discuss a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The summit will be under the Saudi G20 Presidency in order to advance a coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its human and economic implications.

G20 members will be joined by leaders from invited countries, Spain, Jordan, Singapore, and Switzerland, as well as international organizations; (UN), (WBG), (WHO), (WTO), (FAO), (FSB), (ILO), (IMF) and (OECD).

Regional organizations will be represented by Vietnam, the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, South Africa, the Chair of the African Union, the UAE, the Chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Rwanda, the Chair of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. — SG