In his speech, the Secretary General of News Agencies World Council Uffe Sorensen welcomed the attendees, praising the success of the IV News Agencies World Congress held in Riyadh, its distinctive organization and hospitality extended to the audience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For his part, the Azertag Director General welcomed in his speech the attendees, saying "Baku will host the V News Agencies World Congress in 2016, calling on all to participate and provide suggestions and ideas, submitting a number of proposals, and wishing all success for the meeting". Then the Council held a closed session discussing the issues related to the preparation for the next congress and decided to hold the next preparatory meeting in London in December, 2014. --SPA 13:43 LOCAL TIME 10:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w