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Kuwait FM visit to Palestine "important, historical" -- Palestinian officials

By Najoud Al-Qassem

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (KUNA) -- The upcoming visit by Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah to Palestine is important and historical, said a number of Palestinian officials.
Member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Wasel Yousif told KUNA that the visit also is important because it came after the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, adding that the visit is reflective of Kuwait's supportive stance towards the Palestinians.
Similarly, Fatah central committee member Abbas Zaki said that the upcoming visit by the Kuwaiti minister is an example to the world that the Palestinian cause is alive and well.
He lauded the ties between Kuwait and the Fatah movement, hoping that the visit would bolster unity among Palestinians.
Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is travelling to Palestine on Sunday on his first visit at an invitation of his Palestinian counterpart Riyadh Al-Maliki.
The visit is expected to be a landmark in the history of the deep-rooted relations between the two Arab countries as it will see the launching of the joint higher commission. (end) ng.gta