Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said that the meeting, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, touched on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq’s (UNAMI) report to the UNSC’s meeting on July 19, 2011.
The cabinet welcomed the report’s calls for Iraq to fulfill its obligations towards Kuwait, especially concerning the issues of missing persons, Kuwaiti properties, borders and other topics, said Sheikh Dr. Mohammad.
The cabinet, said Sheikh Mohammad, also touched on draft papers prepared by the cabinet’s legal committee, in regards to the establishment of a Kuwaiti center for careers’ evaluation and the GCC strategic dialogue with China.
The cabinet have also reviewed a draft paper concerning the addition of a new item to article 28 of the 1996 law governing the pharmaceutical business in Kuwait, said the minister, adding that the results of the meeting would be forwarded to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and parliament for approval.
Furthermore, the official said that the cabinet also took the chance to congratulate the country’s leadership and people, as well as Arab and Muslim worlds, on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The cabinet’s meeting also touched on the 21st anniversary of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in August 2, 1990, thanking all Arab, Muslim, and world nations who participated in the liberation of Kuwait.
The cabinet discussed letters on bilateral relations sent by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to HH the Amir, said Sheikh Mohammad.
He said that the cabinet expressed its condolences to Morocco’s King Mohammad VI on the unfortunate incident that resulted in the deaths and injuries of air-force personnel in a plane crash.