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KUWAIT, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended here Wednesday a luncheon held by First Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and head of the Higher Council for the
Environment Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Sabah Al-Ahmad
natural reserve in Subiyah area.
The luncheon was also attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh
Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Georgian Prime Minister Nika
Gilauri, senior state officials, and a big number of citizens.
His Highness the Amir was received at the natural reserve entrance by head
of the voluntary work center Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and
members of the center.
H.H. the Amir made an inspection tour inside the reserve, inaugurating a
water recycling fountain and released a number of Gazelles into the reserve.
During this audience, a number of the guests of H.H. the Amir talked about
their feelings when seeing H.H. and visiting the reserve.
The businessman Nasser Al-Sayer said that the reserve is very picturesque
and we pray God to prolong the life of our Amir and ward him off the eyes of
enviers.
As for Dr. Saleh Al-Ajiri, he said that this is a good and happy
opportunity given to us through this host offered by H.H. the Amir, and we
pray God to protect and guide him to everything that H.H. wishes for the
interest of our country and to endow H.H. with the best reward for this.
As for the member of parliament Hussein Huraiti, he said that this reserve
protected the natural resources of Kuwait as we saw plants, Gazelles and
valleys in it and I hope for this big picturesque reserve that was established
thanks to the H.H. the Amir to continue and I hope also to see more of such
reserves on islands and in sea.
The former minister Ahmad Baqer said that it was a splendid gathering that
helped us see this beautiful natural reserve with its scenery, Gazelles, wild
and plant life and I hope for the state to expand in constructing such natural
reserves.
The former member of the parliament Ali Al-Khalaf Al-Said said that
watching the picturesque scenery of such reserve delighted us as the watching
of scenery in any world country is the best thing and we had the pleasure of
receiving this generous invitation from H.H. the Amir.
The former minister Abdullah Al-Matouq said this is a reserve that delights
souls as it reminds us of the spring time in our childhood and there is
decidedly serious efforts exerted for protecting the environment, and I hope
for these efforts to be concerted ones to expand this reserve that we saw in
it today all plants of the past as well as some animals that did not die out.
Head of the Journalists Society Ahmed Behebahani said that this is a
reserve that we as Kuwaitis take pride in and it is something that pleases and
delights us.
As for the businessman Jawad Bokhamsein, he said that it is a reserve that
best features Kuwait's past and present and I hope its future, God willing, as
well, as it is a natural site that embodies the pristine environment of Kuwait
and this comes a time when H.H. the Amir epitomizes the best Kuwaiti customs
of the old on making trips to the wilderness and this gathering comes in
fulfilment of the desire of H.H. for protecting the land environment through
such reserves. (end)
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