Palestine organizes 1st anti-corruption conf. with Kuwait participating

RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Palestine's anti-corruption authority opened on Monday its first conference under patronage and in presence of President Mahmoud Abbas, with Kuwait's participation.
Kuwait took part in the event with a delegation from Nazaha (Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority) led by acting president Riyadh Al-Hajri.
During a speech in the opening session, Al-Hajri conveyed the greetings of His Highness the Amir, the government and Kuwaiti people to President Abbas.
He affirmed the depth of cooperative ties between Kuwait and Palestine.
He expressed Kuwait's confidence in the victory of Palestine to achieve its hopes and establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He highlighted combating corruption, which contribute to achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals.
Governance has become a main and real method to pave main ways for developing societies and building effective institutions, he noted.
Kuwait has been paying attention to combat corruption and enhance transparency with measures aiming to boost accountability in the public sector, he pointed out.
Kuwait has adopted principles and mechanisms of governance out of its faith in the governance's key role in carrying out successful plans and programs, he said. (end) nq.hm