The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja received here this evening the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) news agencies' officials participating in their 15th session to be hosted by Riyadh from 9-10 of Jumada I, 1433 (February 1-2, 2012). During the meeting, ways to promote joint GCC action in the field of media, especially news agencies were discussed. They also discussed the importance of coordination among GCC news agencies to contribute to the achievement of their goals and the importance of exploiting their media efforts and production for the common interest based on the overall objectives of the joint media work among GCC Member States. The meeting was attended by Khalid Salem Al-Ghassani, GCC Assistant Secretary General for Cultural and Information Affairs.