AlQa'dah 23, 1433, Oct 9, 2012, SPA -- Under the chairmanship of Prince Mansour bin Meteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and in the presence of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayyani, the GCC ministers of municipal affairs held their 16th session here today. In a statement following the opening session, Prince Meteb bin Abdulaziz pointed out that the meetings are taking place in the context of achieving the GCC goals to closely integrate member states and in line with the keenness and interest of its leaders in municipal sector and its contribution to the development witnessed in the member states, in all aspects. -- SPA