Kuwait's Cabinet holds weekly meeting

KUWAIT, May 20 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Cabinet on Monday held its weekly session headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh revealed the contents of the discussions in a cabinet statement.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah briefed the cabinet on the results of his recent visit to Kuwaiti forces stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to partake in the Hope Restoration Operation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed the cabinet on the outcome of the recent visit of the Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Qureshi and his accompanying delegation to Kuwait.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah pointed to the results of the meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister, during which they discussed a number of issues of common interests in addition to discussing the exchange of experiences and information in all fields.
The cabinet reviewed the fourth report of the committee charged with examining the academic certificates of civil servants and residents, referring to an explanation presented by the Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hamed Mohammad Al-Azmi.
The cabinet condemned the sabotage terrorist attack that targeted the two Saudi cities of Mecca and Jeddah by two missiles, as well as the drone attacks on two main pumping stations in the eastern region of Yanbu port in Saudi Arabia.
It affirmed the solidarity of Kuwait with the brothers in the Kingdom and its support for all measures taken to protect its security and stability and called on the international community to take the necessary measures in the face of these criminal acts and their repercussions.
The cabinet also condemned the armed attacks in the governorates of Giza and Cairo, as well as the armed attack of a tourist bus in front of the Egyptian Museum in the Arab Republic of Egypt recently, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of innocent civilians. (end) aa