United Nations, Rajab 7, 1439, March 24, 2018, SPA -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed its keenness to expand the participation of women in the areas of national development and to overcome all obstacles in order to achieve this. This came in the speech of the Kingdom at the closing session of the Commission on the Status of Women at its 62nd session, which was delivered yesterday by the First Secretary and to the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom to the United Nations, Noura Al-Jabreen. "The Kingdom has been keen to expand the participation of women in all areas of national development and Saudi women have proved their worth, efficiency and ability to participate in various fields, she said. --SPA 21:07 LOCAL TIME 18:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w649818