Deputy Premier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa inaugurated here the 35 Session of the Arab Housing and Construction Ministers Council and the 5th Arab Housing Conference which was held under the theme "the Future Role of the Public Sector in Social Housing", it was reported today. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation to the conference, which was opened the day before yesterday, was led by Minister of Housing Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail. The conference discussed a number of topics including the role of the public sector in providing social housing and its future directions, the visions related to the contributions of governmental institutions and authorities in engaging the private sector in providing the social housing projects as well as the practical experiences between the public and private sectors.