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KUWAIT, Jan 7 (KUN) -- Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim on Tuesday sent cables of condolences to Speaker of Australian House of Representatives Tony Smith and President of Australian Senate Mathias Cormann.
Al-Ghanim expressed in the cables his deepest condolences over victims of continuous fires raging in various forests in Australia, resulting in many casualties destroying public facilities.
Al-Ghanim expressed hope Australian people would overcome this natural disaster and its consequences. (end) ns.lb