Coronavirus: Saudi King to chair G20 leaders call Thursday

Major economies target global coordinated response to COVID-19 outbreak

Last updated: March 25, 2020 | 02:37

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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of the leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on March 26 to advance a global coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak, a statement said on Wednesday.

The kingdom, which holds the G20 presidency this year, called last week for the leaders to speak by video-conference amid criticism that the group has been slow to respond to the global crisis.