Riyadh, Rabi'I 16, 1436, Jan 7, 2015, SPA -- Board of Directors of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) held its fifth meeting under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Culture and Information and President of the Agency's Board of Directors, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Khudhairi at its headquarters here today. At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Al-Khudhairi welcomed all members of the SPA's Board of Directors who congratulated him on the occasion of the royal confidence bestowed upon him by appointing him as Minister of Culture and Information, wishing him every success. He commended efforts exerted by the former Minister of Culture and Information, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja and what has been made by him throughout his tenure at the Saudi Press Agency, in particular. Dr. Khudhairi expressed hope to forge a developmental plan of action for the SPA in the editorial and technical field to keep pace with what has been experiencing by the media organs of consistently and permanent development in all various fields. --More 19:41 LOCAL TIME 16:41 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w