Kuwaiti ambassador presents credentials

‘Dominican Republic’

KUWAIT CITY, April 21, (KUNA): Kuwait Ambassador to Cuba Mohammad Fadhel presented his credentials on Saturday to Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Dominican Republic Miguel Vargas as a non-resident ambassador to the country.

In a press statement, Ambassador Fadhel told KUNA that minister Vargas expressed desire to visit Kuwait in preparation for Dominican’s President Danilo Madina visit to the Gulf country.

The meeting also dealt with ways of strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries and issues of common concern, he said.

On upcoming Kuwaiti-Dominican activities, a Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) regional director for South America and the Caribbean will visit the Dominican Republic to boost cooperation, the ambassador added.

Ambassador Fadhel indicated that he would focus on discussing the arrangements to hold a joint committee meeting between the two countries headed by Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and his counterpart Vargas.

A Kuwaiti military delegation is currently visiting the Dominican Republic to participate in a military sports tournament.

The Organization of Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies (OARCS) has nominated the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer to membership of the organization’s outstanding committee.

This came during the meeting of the organization’s general assembly on Friday.

Head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the meeting Musaed Al-Enezi told KUNA that the conferees supported Al-Sayer’s nomination for the committee’s membership.

He noted that the participants in the meeting called on all Arab societies to urge the friendly governments and societies to back Al-Sayer’s nomination. He pointed out that the meeting discussed the latest developments of humanitarian situations in the countries, which witnessed armed conflicts and disputes, mainly neighboring countries.

The gathering also focused on action to provide humanitarian aid to these countries and find safe paths to deliver the aid to needy people, he said.