Riyadh, Mar. 6, SPA -- The Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed Syria's decision to start troop pullback from Lebanon, calling it a positive step towards implementing the Security Council's resolution No. 1559. In a statement issued here today, the Secretariat General of the GCC said the member states of the Riyadh-based organization considered the decision a contribution to developing the fraternal and historical relations between Syria and Lebanon.--SPA2322 Local Time 2022 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/244653