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MALDIVES MINISTER OF JUSTICE CONCLUDES VISIT
KUWAIT, JUNE 4 (KUNA) -- THE MALDIVES MINISTER OF JUSTICE AHMED ZAHIR
CONCLUDED A TWO-DAY VISIT TO KUWAIT AND LEFT BACK HOME AFTER TALKS WITH
KUWAITI JUSTICE MINISTER SAAD AL-HASHEL ON MEANS TO BOOST COOPERATION AMONG
JUDICIAL BODIES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
ZAHIR SAID IN STATEMENTS TO KUNA BEFORE DEPARTURE THAT HIS VISIT WAS PART
OF MOVES TO BOOST BILATERAL TIES IN ALL DOMAINS.
THOUGH THE VISIT WAS SHORT, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING DUE TO THE IMPORTANT
INFORMATION HE GOT FROM KUWAITI OFFICIALS HE MET, HE SAID.
ZAHIR ALSO MET DURING THE VISIT H.H. THE AMIR SHEIKH JABER AL-AHMAD
AL-JABER AL-SABAH, CHAIRMAN OF THE HIGHER JUDICIAL COUNCIL CHIEF JUSTICE
MUHAMMAD YUSIF AL-RIFAI, HIS DEPUTY ABDALLAH AL-ISSA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COURT
OF APPEAL RASHED AL-HAMAD.
AL-HASHEL SAID WHILE SEEING OFF THE MALDIVES MINISTER THE VISIT CAME TO
CONFIRM KUWAIT'S SUPPORT TO THE MALDIVES IN THE JUDICIAL DOMAIN.
HE SAID THAT ZAHIR EXPRESSED HIS WISH TO GET BENEFIT FROM THE KUWAITI
EXPERIENCE IN THE JUDICIAL FIELD INCLUDING TRAINING COURSES FOR MALDIVES'
JUDICIAL BODIES.
THE UNDERSECRETARY OF THE JUSTICE MINISTRY MISHARI AL-MUTAIRI AND A NUMBER
OF MINISTRY OFFICIALS ALSO SAW OFF THE MALDIVES MINISTER. (END)
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