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H.H the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah -- with attendance of H.H the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah -- received Minister of Commerce and Industry , senior officials of the Public Authority for Sport and chairmen o
KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah -- with attendance of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah-- received at Bayan Palace on Tuesday Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Nasser Al-Roudhan, senior officials of the Public Authority for Sport, Chairman of Kuwait Football Association Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and chairmen of sports clubs.
His Highness the Amir has affirmed that he will continue to devote special concern for the athletes, hailing anew well-prepared organization of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Tournament, recently hosted by Kuwait.
The audience was attended by Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
Speaking during the meeting, Minister Al-Roudhan expressed on behalf of the sports community deep gratitude to His Highness the Amir for his continuing support for the Kuwaiti sports, noting that such backing has recently led to lifting the FIFA ban on the national soccer sector and the hosting of the successful Gulf Cup games.
He also spoke highly of His Highness the Crown Prince backing for the sector, noting that the participating GCC teams were impressed with the Kuwaiti clubs' role in organizing the tournament.
For his part, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousef manifested identical sentiments, noting that His Highness Amir's patronization of the GCC championship and Sheikh Nawaf's attendance of its inauguration constituted main causes for its success. (end)
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