20, the Riyadh-based Al-Jazirah said not only the recent international economic crises were the reason behind increasing the number of the group of the important industrialized countries from 8 to 20, but in addition to that there was a need for influential countries that are capable of contributing to the international economic activities. These 12 countries added to the group of the major industrial countries include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Argentine, Australia, Brazil, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, and the European Union. "It is the duty of these 20 countries to work for the world economic stimulus," said he daily, noting that the Kingdom's participation in the summit of G-20 by a delegation led by King Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Aziz confirms the great status of the country at the international arena.
