KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has vowed support to the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) for hosting the 8th GCC Sports Championship for universities and higher education Institutions.  The PAAET will be offered full logistic and media backing to guarantee success for the tournament that authority hosts in November, Sheikh Salman told a PAAET delegation, the Ministry of Information said in a statement on Wednesday.

The minister stressed the significance of the event for the GCC youth.  The delegation, led by Director General Dr Ahmad Al-Athari, expressed gratitude to Sheikh Salman for his unlimited support to the Kuwaiti people, especially youth, in  sports, social and cultural activities to enhance the constructive and effective national thinking. The meeting also addressed the programs the PAAET can offer for training and qualifying Kuwaitis within the development program backed by the Ministry of Information and the State Ministry for Youth Affairs.

Meanwhile, the statement said that Minister Sheikh Salman had also received the new board of the Ministry of Information workers' syndicate.  Congratulating the board members, the minister underlined the importance of holding the values of national unity and interests above all other considerations. The syndicate board thanked Sheikh Salman for his unrelenting efforts to promote the Kuwaiti media. - KUNA