Kuwait, Philippines sign several cooperation pacts

MANILA, March 23 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Philippines President Benigno Aquino III took part Friday in the signing ceremony of several agreements on cementing bilateral ties between Kuwait and the Asian nation in different fields.
The pacts include an agreement on the waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports, a memorandum of understanding on agricultural and fisheries cooperation, an executive program for cultural agreement for the years 2012-2014, and a memorandum of understanding in the field of labor cooperation.
The signatories for the Kuwaiti side were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah; Minister of Commerce and Industry Anas Al-Saleh and Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khalid Suleiman Al-Jarrallah.
The signatories for the Filippino side were Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, and National Commission on Culture and the Arts Chairman Felipe de Leon. (end) nbs.ibi KUNA 231515 Mar 12NNNN