PM, Speaker committed to separation of authorities
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled AlHamad Al-Sabah and Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq AlGhanem stressed yesterday the importance of discussing ways to implement the leadership’s supreme directives and means to enhance cooperation with the heads of the judicial, legislative, and executive authorities to better serve the country in the upcoming phase. This came in a statement to the press after a meeting between His Highness the Prime Minister and Speaker Ghanem.
In his statement, His Highness Sheikh Al-Khaled said “Our meeting comes in implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in his meeting with the heads of the three authorities where he urged them to uphold the constitution and activate Article 50, which deals with the separation of the two authorities with their cooperation.” He expressed his thanks to Speaker Ghanem and his happiness to meet him and hoped to continue meetings in the future. His Highness the Prime Minister also referred to the fruitful visits he paid to the heads of the other authorities where he “found every interest in cooperation in the next phase and the desire to implement the directives of His Highness the Amir during the next phase.”
Meanwhile, Speaker Ghanem described the meeting as “an excellent start” where both sides discussed several aspects of the futuristic relationship between the legislative and executive authorities. Ghanem said he was honored to meet with His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, and renewed his congratulations to His Highness the Amir on his confidence in appointing him as Prime Minister and assigning him to form a government.