Interior Minister touts nation’s pavilion at Expo Milano

MILAN: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday said that Kuwait’s participation in the Expo Milano 2015 has “highlighted the country’s gracious and humanitarian achievements.” The minister made the statement during his visit to the Kuwaiti “distinguished pavilion” at the universal event that took off on 1 May, accompanied by the country’s ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

A the pavilion, they were received by Kuwaiti Commissioner General for Expo Milano 2015 Faisal Al-Mutalaqim, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar and the Kuwaiti General Consul in Milan Abdul-Nasser Bukhadhour.

Talking to KUNA, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled expressed pleasure for visiting the Expo, and the Kuwaiti pavilion showcasing Kuwaiti achievements under the bannerline “Challenge of Nature.” He noted that the pavilion, inspired by the Kuwaiti history and traditions, embodied the “gracious and humanitarian image of our dear country.”

The minister thanked all people who have taken part in Kuwait’s honorable participation in the sixmonth universal exhibition, especially the Ministry of Information. He paid tribute to Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs: Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled also voiced admiration for the Kuwaiti young people receiving visitors from worldwide to brief them on the history of Kuwait.

He conveyed to them greetings of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AlHamad Al-Sabah who will visit the Expo next month.

Al-Mutalaqim thanked the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister for his visit, offering him a scale model of the pavilion as a souvenir.

He said that yesterday’s visit as well as the Premier’s reflect the special care to Kuwait’s participation in the Expo, as well as the success to convey the country’s sophisticated message.

Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled also toured the pavilion of other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states at the Expo. Dubai is to host Expo 2020, to be held in the region for the first time. — KUNA