Kuwaiti Foreign Minister receives NUKS chief
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received on Sunday the Head the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) Falah Al-Ajmi. During the meeting, Sheikh Ahmad affirmed the importance that the ministry attaches to the contribution of students’ unions abroad in spreading awareness to Kuwaiti students regarding the repercussions of the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry said in a press statement. The foreign minister praised the efforts made by the union and its contribution in supporting Kuwaiti unions abroad, urging the importance of their cooperation with Kuwaiti diplomatic missions in spreading awareness towards adherence to the instructions issued by the state regarding this health crisis. The meeting was attended by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Minister Plenipotentiary Sami Al-Hamad, Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Minister of Foreign Affairs Office Adviser Ahmad Al-Shuraim and a number of senior officials in the ministry.
Sheikh Ahmad on Sunday telephoned his Lebanese counterpart Nassif Hitti, in line with instructions by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to express to the Lebanese leadership and people His Highness’ solidarity with Lebanon in the current hard circumstances due to spread of coronavirus. The foreign minister relayed His Highness the Amir safety wishes for the brotherly people of Lebanon. Meanwhile, minister Hitti expressed gratitude for this gesture from the State of Kuwait, namely His Highness the Amir and the people, wishing safety for everyone.
In other news, Kuwait’s embassy in Warsaw said that it is following up daily on the condition of Kuwaiti citizens in Poland, including cadet officers. Kuwait’s Ambassador to Poland Khaled Al-Fadhli said that the embassy has formed a special team to follow up on condition of the 106 Kuwaiti nationals currently located in the European country. The mission has booked rooms for the citizens at one of the most luxurious hotels in in the capital Warsaw and the northern city of Gdansk, pending their return home, he clarified. All necessities have been secured for the Kuwaiti citizens in line with instructions by political leadership namely His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah. All cadet officers who reside at the Polish naval academy in the city of Gdyia are well, he said urging all Kuwaitis in Poland to contact the mission at the phone number: 0048795542647. —KUNA