His Majesty King Abdullah II will participate Saturday in the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit as a guest of honor at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.

The summit will be held virtually Nov. 21-22 as part of the G20’s efforts to protect the global economy, especially in light of the coronavirus crisis.

The G20 is the world's leading forum for international economic cooperation, and includes leaders from all continents, representing developed and developing countries.

G20 member states collectively account for 80 percent of the world's gross domestic product, two thirds of the world's population, and three quarters of global trade.

G20 members are: Saudi Arabia, the United States, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, and the EU.