Baku, Sha'ban 4, 1435, Jun 2, 2014, SPA -- The President of Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and President of News Agencies World Council Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein has chaired the first preparatory meeting of the V News Agencies World Congress to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2016 . Addressing the meeting, President Al-Hussein expressed his happiness to meet with members of the News Agencies World Council whose first meeting hosted by Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency " Azertag." He pointed out that the IV News Agencies World Congress held in Riyadh last November was attended by an elite of more than 70 presidents of news agencies in the world , in addition to about 30 speakers from the most important media, noting that the Congress issued " Riyadh Declaration " which emphasized maintaining professionalism, non-bias and objectivity in reporting news of news agencies, indicating that this announcement is considered the first statement to be issued as a result of the News Agencies World Congress. The SPA President addressed the Azertag Director General Aslan Aslanov, saying that all members of the Council are keen on exerting utmost efforts and potentials for the success of the V News Agencies World Congress to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan , wishing every success for all. --More 13:25 LOCAL TIME 10:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w