The General Secretariat of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) concluded its meeting here on Friday. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) at the meeting was represented by Acting Director General of News Department Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Awadh. In its statement, the Secretariat welcomed the convention of the 4th International Conference of News Agencies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2013, calling on Arab news agencies to contribute actively in the conference which is held for the first time in an Arab country. It recommended that the Secretariat will coordinate with the Saudi Press Agency to set up a special committee regarding the Conference, adding that the Committee will hold its first meeting in the first quarter of 2011 in addition to coordination with SPA on the 41th meeting of FANA General Assembly which precedes the 4th International Conference of News Agencies.