The Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh expressed his thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier for their continuing support and directives for Majlis Al-Shura. In a press statement following the inauguration today of the 14th meeting of Secretaries General of Councils of Shura and Ummah in member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council here, Dr. Al Al-Sheikh described the secretaries as the backbones of parliamentary and legislative actions as they undertake arrangements, preparations and following up decisions issued by the councils. He noted that the meeting entitled "Monitoring Decisions Adopted by Legislative Councils".