Saudi Arabia is coming on board with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to hold a G-20 summit via teleconferencing to strategise for a global economic downturn on the issues related to COVID-19.

The press releases by the Saudi Press Agency and the Ministry of External Affairs confirms the claim about the Saudi's coordinated G-20 summit.

The press releases by the Saudi Press Agency and the Ministry of External Affairs confirms the claim about the Saudi's coordinated G-20 summit.According to the press release by the MEA, in the view of the continuing spread of COVID-19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) convened via videoconference on 15 March 2020. The Presidents of Afghanistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka, the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, the Minister of State for Health of Pakistan, and the Secretary-General of SAARC had joined the conference with PM Modi.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the G20 Finance ministers and Central Bank Governors had a teleconference on 23 March 2020, under the Saudi G20 Presidency. This meeting was to discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and coordinate their efforts in response to this global challenge.

Narendra Modi's Official website states that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in G20 virtual summit on 26 March 2020 to discuss on the issues related to Coronavirus which is coordinated by Saudi G20 Presidency.

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