DOHA: Kuwait
Assistant Undersecretary for Ports Affairs in the Interior Ministry Major
General Mansour Al-Awadhi praised the state-of-the-art security systems used by
Hamad International Airport to maintain safety and security of passengers and
civil aviation traffic in Qatar.

Awadhi made his
remarks on Tuesday after a tour at the airport where he headed a Kuwaiti
delegation, expressing appreciation for such experience and thanking Qatari
airport officials who facilitated the tour. Awadhi also hailed Qatar's
experience in the issuance of visas and procedures for entry and exit of
passengers to Qatar that affected the speed and completion of procedures to
passengers' security.

Awadhi said that
the Kuwaiti delegation was briefed during the tour on the modern methods used,
including devices, technical and electronic capabilities used at Hamad
International Airport to facilitate the movement of passengers, and discussed
the possibility of using them in Kuwait. He added that the visit comes within
the framework of cooperation and exchange of experiences between the two
countries.

He explained that
the delegation listened to a presentation on the tasks offered by Airport
Passports Department and the technological development adopted by the
department on the entry and exit counters of passengers. The delegation also
witnessed at first hand modern technology applied to electronic gates in the
arrivals and departures lounges and a number of advanced devices used that
contribute to enhancing security inside the airport and other ports.