THE 13TH MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRY AND MINING FOR OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES WAS HELD HERE TODAY. REPRESENTATIVES OF ARAB COUNTRIES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ATTENDED THE MEETING. THE SAUDI DELEGATION TO THE MEETING WAS LED BY MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES ALI ALNAIMI, WHO IS ALSO PRESIDENT 9TH ARAB CONFERENCE ON MINERAL RESOURCES. THE MEETING DISCUSSED ISSUES CONCERNING THE MINING SECTOR IN THE ARAB WORLD. THE MINISTER DELIVERED A SPEECH IN THE MEETING HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESS OF THE 9TH ARAB CONFERENCE ON MINERAL RESOURCES WHICH WAS HELD IN SAUDI ARABIA UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ. THE MINISTER REVIEWED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF ARAB MINING AND EFFORTS TO DEVELOP IT.