Riyadh, October 25, 2022, SPA -- The Undersecretaries of the Culture Ministries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held here today the preparatory meeting for the 26th meeting of the Ministers of Culture in the GCC countries. The meeting was chaired by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture for International Cultural Relations Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Kanaan, who welcomed the undersecretaries of the ministries of culture and the GCC General Secretariat, and expressed his thanks for the efforts exerted by the GCC countries and the GCC General Secretariat in facing the challenges arising from the Coronavirus pandemic on the cultural sector. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues on the meeting's agenda. --SPA 19:57 LOCAL TIME 16:57 GMT 0039 www.spa.gov.sa/w1802718