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National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim speaks to the press after meeting the Lebanese President Michel Aoun
BEIRUT, July 13 (KUNA) -- After meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said Friday that the leaderships of Kuwait and Lebanon were seeking to further bolster relations on all possible fields.
Speaking to the press at Baabda Palace, Al-Ghanim said that he conveyed a verbal message from His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to President Aoun during the meeting.
The message reflected the Kuwaiti leadership's keenness on supporting and assisting Lebanon "through thick and thin," said Speaker Al-Ghanim who commended the Lebanese honorable stance during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and subsequent liberation in 1991.
In regards to agreements signed during President Aoun's visit to Kuwait recently, Speaker Al-Ghanim said that "all the agreements between Kuwait and Lebanon where either already unanimously approved by the National Assembly or in the process of being accepted."
Answering a question regarding a travel ban on Kuwait citizens to Lebanon, Al-Ghanim said that there was no such policy being implemented, noting that as of now, there were around 14 flights between the two countries on a daily basis.
Al-Ghanim also answered a question regarding President Aoun's invitation to His Highness the Amir to visit Lebanon, affirming that it would occur when the date and time were suitable.
Kuwaiti National Assembly's MPs Mohammad Al-Dallal and Khaled Al-Shatti in addition to Kuwait's Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaal Al-Qinai attended the meeting between Speaker Al-Ghanim's and President Aoun. (end)
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