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Indonesia, Kuwait cooperate mainly in humanitarian action

Ceremony marking inauguration of two schools and laying corner stone of an orphanage house at the Kuwait Charitable Village -- run by the Kuwaiti-Indonesian
Ceremony marking inauguration of two schools and laying corner stone of an orphanage house at the Kuwait Charitable Village -- run by the Kuwaiti-Indonesian
PANTENE, Indonesia, April 29 (KUNA) -- Indonesia and Kuwait cooperate in diverse sectors chiefly humanitarian and charitable fields, said a Kuwaiti diplomat here on Saturday.
Nasser Al-Khaldi, First Secretary at the Kuwaiti Embassy, said Kuwait since His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumed the top post, in 2006, has expanded its external humanitarian activities.
He was speaking at a ceremony marking inauguration of two schools and laying corner stone of an orphanage house at the Kuwait Charitable Village -- run by the Kuwaiti-Indonesian Charitable Society, which operates under umbrella of the International Islamic Charity Organization with contributions by Kuwaiti donors.
The United Nations has called Kuwait a global humanitarian center and designated His Highness the Amir as leader of humanitarian action. Indonesia hosts a village for the 2004 tsunami victims, named after the late Amir Sheikh Jaber in Banda Aceh, another after the current Amir -- in Western Java.
The First Secretary Al-Khaldi lauded the prime humanitarian role undertaken by the Kuwaiti-Indonesia relief association. Its chairman Ahmad Al-Holi, in a statement addressed on his behalf by the representative, Khalil Al-Ghaith, affirmed that the society seeks to support the Indonesian people.
Saeed Mislem, director of the Kuwaiti Charitable Village in Pantene, indicated at another successful project, executed with Kuwaiti contributions; an academy that opened in 2005, accommodating 835 students.
The ceremony was attended by Sheikha Mariam Al-Sabah, spouse of the late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah and Sheikha Aisha Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, leading Kuwaiti waqf officials as well as philanthropists.
The Kuwaiti Charitable Village is located 60 kms from the capital Jakarta. It is run by the Kuwaiti-Indonesian society. (end) amn.rk