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KUWAIT, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- Foreign Affairs Committee in the National Assembly
discussed on Sunday with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah a number of issues, including the results of
the recently-concluded GCC Summit that was held in Bahrain.
Committee Chairman MP Saleh Ashour said in a press statement after the
meeting that the committee was briefed by Minister Al-Khalid on results of the
Summit, in addition to regional issues in Syria, Egypt and other Arab
countries.
Ashour added that the MPs also discussed with the Minister Kuwaiti-Iraqi
relations and recent agreements, whether related to the continental shelf or
maritime navigation in Khor (waterway) Abdullah and other conventions.
He said the meeting also discussed extensively Kuwaiti-Iranian-GCC
relations, as well as Iraqi-GCC-Iranian ties and the latest developments in
the region in general.
He stated that the committee has not yet received the draft security
agreement, which was signed by the GCC leaders, however, he said that the
foreign minister had stated that such agreement would be submitted to the
Council of Ministers and then be sent as a decree to parliament for discussion
by the relevant committee to prepare a detailed report before being submitted
to the parliament.
He noted in this context that the meeting did not address articles of this
security agreement, saying that the minister had said that the agreement is
different from its predecessor as some amendments have been made on it so as
to conform with special nature of each GCC state, especially in Kuwait, as
some articles are inconsistent with the Constitution.
The MP said that some amendments were made on certain articles of the
agreement, "but as yet it was not brought before the MPs for discussion and we
cannot express our point of view or a formal opinion on this subject."
He pointed out that the conferees agreed to hold another meeting and invite
the foreign minister after discussing the agreement's articles by the National
Assembly's relevant committee. (end)
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