Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the G20 emergency summit on the coronavirus on March 26, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.

Axar.az reports citing Russian media.

"On March 26, Russian President Putin will take part in the G20 emergency summit, which will be held in the format of a video conference and will focus on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global economy," the statement said.

Earlier, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS that Russia had been invited to a G20 emergency summit on the coronavirus.

The G20 leaders are expected to hold a video conference on March 26 to discuss the coronavirus pandemic.