Kuwaiti lawmakers arrive in Cuba amid two-state S. American tour

KUWAIT, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's parliamentary friendship committee arrived in Cuba on Friday expecting to hold a series of talks with senior officials there ahead of another trip to Nicragua.
Receiving the Kuwaiti National Assembly members was Kuwaiti Ambassador to Cuba Bader Al-Awadhi.
The ambassador proceeded to invite the guests to a ceremony marking the UN humanitarian leader title bestowed upon His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber and humanitarian centre designation for Kuwait.
The MPs expressed delight and pride on the occasion rendered glorious to the Kuwaiti people - a sentiment they shared with embassy staff attending the function.
The celebrations were marked by the placing of a portrait of His Highness the Amir at the entrance of the embassy headquarters located at a renowned location in downtown Havana.
Speaking on the occasion, National Assembly Secretary MP Yaqoub Al-Sanea said he was delighted to have attended the celebration that show the embassy's keenness to take part in the celebrations witnessed at home.
He along with his fellow lawmakers experienced a warm welcoming from the embassy, and Al-Sanea said he was gratified with this gesture.
Fellow lawmaker Abdullah Al-Tamimi reiterated these sentiments, and thanked the embassy for its efforts to shed light on this "important occasion." The delegation headed by Jamal Al-Omar and consisting his deputy Yaagoub Al-Sanea, Yousef Al-Zalzalah, Saif Al-Azmi and Abdullah Al-Tamimi, is also scheduled to visit Nicaragua amid a tour which ends in a week. (end) sd