Sheikh Sabah receives letter from Niger President - Officers congratulated on receiving French honors

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem and members of the National Assembly office for the second regular session of the 15th legislative term. —KUNA

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem. His Highness Sheikh Sabah also received members of the National Assembly office for the second regular session of the 15th legislative term. The members were Deputy National Assembly Speaker Essa Al-Kandari, National Assembly Secretary Dr Awda Al-Ruwaie, National Assembly Controller MP Nayef Al-Ajmi, Chairman of the Legislative and Legal affairs Committee MP Al-Humaidi Al-Subaie, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee MP Salah Khorshid, Chairman of National Assembly Priorities Committee MP Ahmad Al-Fadhel and Secretary-General of the National Assembly MP Allam Al-Kandari. The delegation later met with His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Niger President's letter

Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir received a written letter from Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, focusing on means to bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister of Niger Ibrahim Yacoubou handed the letter to His Highness the Amir during a ceremony attended by Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Deputy Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Al-Sabah, and Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah. Furthermore, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the Foreign Minister of Niger. The meeting was held in the attendance of Jarallah, the head of the Prime Minister's Diwan Sheikha Ittimad Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Kuwait's Ambassador to Benin and Niger Faisal Al-Mesaileem.

Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir received His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, as well as First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince received Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh, and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Officials congratulated

In other news, His Highness the Amir congratulated a pair of Kuwaiti military officials for being the recipients of prestigious French military decorations. His Highness the Amir's sentiments were expressed in a cable he sent to the Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard Lieutenant General Hashim Al-Refai, congratulating him on being awarded France's 'National Order of the Legion of Honor,' the most prestigious decoration given by Paris. Similarly, Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Al-Rashidi also received well wishes in a cable sent to him by His Highness the Amir after France bestowed upon him its 'National Order of Merit,' a decoration awarded by the French President. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister and Speaker Ghanem sent similar cables. - KUNA