KUWAIT: The visiting South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun and his accompanying delegation examine the project site of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad bridge, executed by a South Korean company. — KUNA

KUWAIT: The visiting South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun and his accompanying delegation examined yesterday the project site of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad bridge, executed by a South Korean company. The information office of the National Assembly said in a statement that the South Korean delegation was briefed about ongoing works at the venture site by the supervising engineer, May Al-Mese'd.

State of Kuwait's Ambassador to South Korea Badr Al-Awadhi, who was also present during the visit to the project site, affirmed in a statement that cooperation between the two countries covers various economic and commercial spheres. The planned 37-km-long bridge project is one of the mega ventures envisaged in the state development scheme.

It links up Kuwait City with Al-Sabbiyah Al-Jedidah. The project, which stretches over seawaters in Kuwait Bay, aims to shorten distance for motorists between the capital and Al-Sabbiyha. The South Korean speaker and the accompanying lawmakers arrived in the country two days in response to an invitation by National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim. -KUNA