KUWAIT: The
government will use all resources to help entities highlighting Kuwait's
achievements in the regional and global scenes, Minister of Information and
Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri said yesterday. This
statement came during the minister's reception of a delegation representing
Kuwait Journalists Association's (KJA), which won a seat in the International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Executive Committee elections back in June.

During the
meeting, minister Jabri commended the association for their outstanding
achievement back in June, expressing his unconditional support towards
journalists and media personnel. The minister further pointed out His Highness
the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's support to the freedom of
expression mentioned in Kuwait's Constitution, stressing that KJA's achievement
"is proof of the level of democracy and freedom of opinion and expression
that Kuwait enjoys."

Meanwhile, member
of the IFJ executive committee and KJA member of the board Dhairan Aba Al-Khail
thanked the minister for his support, commending the official on forwarding the
IFJ's basic announcement on media freedoms in the Arab world to the Arab
Information Ministers meetings in Cairo. The KJA delegation included
Chairperson of the Board Fatima Hussein, Secretary Adnan Al-Rashed, Treasurer
Jassem Kamal, and board members Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan and Dhairan Aba
Al-Khail. - KUNA