10th Kuwaiti Week in Egypt to further boost ‘distinctive’ ties
Kuwait to send aid to quake-hit Iraq, Iran: FM
CAIRO, Nov 16, (KUNA): The 10th Kuwaiti Week held in Egypt will further improve the already “distinctive” relations between the two countries, and will consolidate mutual knowledge and exchange of expertise, Kuwaiti officials told KUNA Thursday.
The Kuwaiti Week, sponsored by the Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, concludes activities today.
Talking to KUNA, Assistant Director of the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry’s Public Relations Department Lieutenant Colonel Yusuf Murshed said that the ministry is keen on taking part in all the cultural events, activities and exhibitions in the Arab countries.
He highlighted the historical ties between Kuwait and Egypt, based on deep-rooted brotherly bonds.
The Interior Ministry is participating in the Week as part with a variety of security awareness publications, he said.
For her part, Director General of the Amiri Diwan Martyr’s Office Fatima Al-Ameer, stressed the significance of partaking in the event, and stressed the “distinctive” bilateral ties.
The Kuwaiti-Egyptian ties are not confined to politics, economy and culture, but they are also “human and social,” she said.
Shorouk Bualian, from KUNA’s public relations department, said that such cultural events contribute to bolstering ties between the two Arab countries on all levels.
KUNA is taking part in the cultural gathering with various publications, topped with “Decade of Achievements” book for His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Head of Planning at the Fatwa and Legislation Department Hesham Nasr-Allah pointed to the positive effect of such events for getting people more aware of the various legal publications.
He told KUNA that the department has been playing a leading role for disseminating of legal and legislation culture.
Interviewed by KUNA, Public Services Company’s Deputy CEO Raed Al-Ghanim highlighted the strong economic cooperation between Egypt and Kuwait.
Taking part in the Kuwaiti Week aims to exchange expertise among companies as well as individuals, and concluding contracts.
It is a mutual benefit for both countries, he said, lauding cooperation with the Egyptian officials.
The 10th edition of the Kuwaiti Week in Egypt kicked off on Tuesday with the participation of 80 Kuwaiti and Egyptian public and private agencies.
An official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said on Thursday Kuwait was so sad over the earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran, together with its human and material losses.
The State of Kuwait immediately contacted the governments of Iraq and Iran and offered necessary humanitarian aid in order to alleviate the aftershocks of this natural disaster, the source said.
Preparations are underway for
coordinating with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to provide aid to quake-affected people, the source added.
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Sunday hit several areas in Iran and Iraq. Over 400 people were
killed and at least 7,000 others wounded in the strong quake.
The magnitude 7.3 quake was centered 19 miles (31 kilometers) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja. It struck at a depth of 23.2 kilometers.