The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) concluded yesterday its participation in the first meeting of Friends of the Chair Group on Broader Measures of Progress of United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) at the United Nations' Headquarters within 11 countries. The three-day meeting discussed the institutional transformation issues of national statistical bodies, the new methods, services and roles played by such statistical agencies. GASTAT 's President Dr. Fahd bin Sulaiman Altekhaifi who led the Saudi delegation participating in the meeting said that the GASTAT 's participation with international organizations and experts of the international statistical agencies in their meetings are useful opportunities to highlight the KSA's efforts in development with statistical figures and to develop statistical work according to international standards.
