Egypt, Gulf security closely linked
KUWAIT: Visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said yesterday the security of Kuwait and the Gulf is part of Egypt’s security. Mahlab made the remarks following a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, saying his meeting focused on economic and political situations and terrorism. He said that Egypt and Kuwait have a common fate and a unified strategic vision, noting that the meeting tackled the political vision and Egypt’s roadmap, as well as preparations for an international economic conference slated for mid-March in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh. The premier stated that Egypt is facing “brutal terrorism”, stressing that the country is continuing combating it and defending the region and the whole world, while going ahead with the process of construction in the country.
Head of the National Assembly’s budgets committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad said the Egyptian delegation detailed Egypt’s requirements of petroleum products, adding the mechanism of supplying Egypt with these products will be reviewed.
Mahlab was earlier received by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace in the presence of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Relations between the two countries, several issues of common interest and the latest developments on regional and international arenas were the focus of the meeting. Mahlab arrived in Kuwait yesterday on a three-day visit heading an economic delegation at the invitation of the prime minister. Mahlab later met several senior officials. — Agencies