For his part, the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, affirmed the strength, cohesion and strength of the GCC, and the unity of the class among its members due to the special relations and common features among them, and their desire to achieve more coordination, complementarity and interdependence among them, in all fields. Al-Zayani clarified that the Supreme Council praised the good efforts and sincere efforts made by Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, to bridge the rift that marred relations between member countries, and the Council expressed its support for those efforts and the importance of continuing them within the framework of the one Gulf house. He pointed to the Supreme Council leaders ’affirmation of the necessity of implementing all the decisions of the Supreme Council and the agreements concluded within the framework of the GCC and commitment to its contents, indicating that the Supreme Council expressed satisfaction with the progress made in implementing the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to enhance Gulf joint action as Council instructed the councils, commissions, councils, ministerial and technical committees to redouble efforts to complete the remaining steps, according to their timetables. Al-Zayani stated that the Supreme Council adopted the recommendations of the Joint Defense Council at its sixteenth session and blessed the establishment of the Gulf Academy for Defense and Security Studies and the adoption of its financial budget, and the Supreme Council welcomed the opening of the official headquarters of the International Alliance for the Protection and the Safety of Maritime Navigation and ensuring the safety of sea lanes, in the Kingdom of Bahrain in November 2019 confirming that this will enhance the security and protection of maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and Bab al-Mandab Strait, as well. The Council also adopted the recommendations of the interior ministers at their 36th meeting, and blessed the holding of the joint security exercise "Arab Gulf Security 2" in the United Arab Emirates, next year. Regarding the field of economic, development and legislative affairs, Al-Zayani clarified that the Supreme Council approved the unified public system for real estate owners, the amendment to the Trademarks Law and the document on environmental orientations for the states of the GCC for 2020, the new cultural strategy for the countries of the Council 2020-2030, and the strategy for joint action in the field of work and manpower, and the guide to the best experiences in the field of housing financing and the internal organization of the Center for Translation, Arabization, and pay interest in the Arabic language. He added that the Council also approved the studies used by the advisory body of the Supreme Council and decided to approve them and refer them to the relevant committees and bodies to benefit from them and instruct the General Secretariat to follow up that. Al-Zayani indicated that the Supreme Council welcomed the holding of the 41st session in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and approved the nomination of the State of Kuwait to Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, to take over the position of the Secretary-General of the GCC, as of April 1st, 2020. --More 19:12 LOCAL TIME 16:12 GMT 0037 www.spa.gov.sa/w1226102