Kuwait's new Interior, Defense ministers take oath in assembly's session

KUWAIT, March 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of interior Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took constitutional oath before the parliament session on Tuesday in line with Article 91 of the Constitution.
Article 91 of the constitution states that before taking up his functions at the Assembly or at its committees, a member of the National Assembly shall, at a public meeting of the Assembly, take the constitutional oath.
Last Wednesday, an Amiri decree was issued appointing retired General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as first deputy prime minister and interior minister, and Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as first deputy prime minister and defense minister.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah hosted at Dar Al-Yamama Tuesday the newly-formed Ministers, where they swore oath with the presence of His Highness the crown prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the premier Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. (end) fn.aab.gaa