The Speakers of the legislative councils of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sent cables of thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of their 12the meeting. This came in the final statement of the meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The statement included the resolutions taken by the speakers of GCC Legislative Councils on a number of the topics listed on the agenda. The Speakers of GCC Legislative Councils condemned the declaration of the United States regarding the Syrian Golan Heights occupied by Israel. They thanked the National Assembly of Kuwait for hosting the symposium "Localization of the jobs and investment in the human resources of the GCC countries". The participants acknowledged choosing the role of the legislative councils in achieving the goals of sustainable development to be the common Gulf theme for 2019. They also praised the initiative of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates in declaring 2019 as the year of tolerance in the United Arab Emirates. They also congratulated the Kingdom of Bahrain on the success of Bahrain's parliamentary and municipal elections for the fifth legislative term. They also expressed their thanks and gratitude to the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their hospitality and warm reception and to the Shura Council of the Sultanate of Oman for the good preparation and organization of this meeting.