His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a cable to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing condolences on victims who had fallen as a result of the terrorist explosion in the city of Gaziantep. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the cable to the Turkish President, prayed to His Almighty Allah to bestow mercy upon souls of the victims and hoped quick recovery for the injured.

The State of Kuwait deplores this brazen and criminal act that targeted the innocent, His Highness the Amir stated in the cable, affirming that the explosion that left scores of people dead or wounded contradicts all heavenly creeds and human values.

Kuwait supports all measures that have been taken by the friendly Republic of Turkey against terrorist acts designed to undermine its security and stability, His Highness said. He renewed the State of Kuwait’s unwavering rejection of all forms of terrorism, as well as its standing alongside the international community to fight this scourge. Their Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, respectively Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah, sent cables of identical content to the Turkish President. —KUNA