Kuwait parliament Oks international treaties

KUWAIT, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- The National Assembly during its Wednesday's session approved nine treaties between the State of Kuwait Government and governments of friendly states and foreign agencies.
Among the blessed treaties was an accord with the Kyrgyz republic on stimulating investments and mutual enterprise, another with Armenia on mutual legal assistance in penal cases, a protocol for amending the treaty for forming the World Trade Organization, another regarding the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a protocol for modifying an accord with India on averting double taxation and preventing capital flight with respect of taxes.
The MPs also endorsed a protocol for amending a treaty with Brunei Darussalam to avert double taxation and ban capital flight, namely tax evasion.
Moreover, the lawmakers blessed a bill approving final documents of the international telecommunications conference held in Dubai in 2012 and another one blessing the final documents of the international radio communications conference, held in Geneva in 2012. (end) jy.rk