Cairo, 09 Rabi'I,1438 AH, 08 December,2016 , SPA -- The Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environment started its 28th session at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in Cairo today. The Saudi delegation to the meeting is headed by Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli. The agenda of the meeting includes 28 items topped by the follow-up of the implementation of resolutions of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Arab preparation for the Assembly to be held in November 2017, and following-up Arab implementation of international environmental conventions on desertification, biodiversity, chemical resources and hazardous waste. -- SPA 12:55 LOCAL TIME 09:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w286002