Riyadh, Rabi'II 11, 1437, January 21, 2016, SPA -- The officials of news agencies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States held their 19th meeting at the headquarters of the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh today under the chairmanship of President of Saudi Press Agency Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein. The meeting discussed the role of news agencies in highlighting what has been implemented to achieve the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the 36th summit through the transmission of media reports, in addition to the topics on its agenda related to technical and training matters and the march of the joint action of news agencies including the memorandum of the GCC General Secretariat on the GCC electronic portal. The meeting also reviewed the development and exchange of experiences and was briefed on a report from the GCC Department of Cultural and Information Affairs. --SPA 16:15 LOCAL TIME 13:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w