The preparatory meeting for the sixth session of the Saudi-Sudani joint committee started in Jeddah today. The Saudi delegation to the meeting was chaired by Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Batshan, undersecretary of the ministry of environment, water and agriculture for livestock affairs, while Dr. Badraddin Al-Sheikh Mohammed, undersecretary of the ministry of agriculture and forests, chaired the Sudanese side to the event. A rich agenda is awaiting the two-day meeting.