New York, Dhu-AlHijjah 18, 1437, September 19, 2016, SPA -- The supplementary meeting of the session (140) of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was held at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in New York with the participation of the GCC foreign ministers, issued a statement. The statement said that the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held its 140th session on Sunday, 17 Dhul Hijja 1437 AH, corresponding to September 18, 2016 G. at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in New York. It added that the session was chaired by Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Foreign Minister and Chairman of the current session of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The statement said that the foreign ministers of member States and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council participated in the session. The statement's text said, "The Ministerial Council congratulated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the success of the Hajj season this year, and expressed appreciation for the great efforts and the facilities provided by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Saudi people for taking care of the pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors of the holy places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their distinctive organization of these rites based on their responsibilities and obligations to serve the Two Holy Mosques." --More 04:13 LOCAL TIME 01:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w