Riyadh, Sha'ban 07, 1436, May 25, 2015, SPA -- General President of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Dr. Abdulaziz bin Omar Al-Jasser opened here on Sunday evening the International Gulf Forum and Exhibition on the Environment and Sustainable Development. The event took place with participation of representatives of the ministries of environment, chambers of trade and industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as well as interested governmental and private sectors, as well as environmental, regional and international organizations, and decision-makers in the Gulf and regional countries at the environmental arena. On this occasion, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Jasser delivered a speech in which he stressed that the Forum and the Exhibition have become a significant environmental mark at the national, Gulf and regional levels, and made great achievements in promoting environment and the concept of sustainable development. Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Jasser praised the great attention that the Saudi Leadership gives to the Forum which was reflected in hosting it every year by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. --More 02:43 LOCAL TIME 23:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w