UAE Pres. in Kuwait for nat''l celebrations

KUWAIT, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- President of the UAE Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and the delegation accompanying him arrived here Saturday to participate in Kuwait's national celebrations.
The President will be participating in Kuwait's 50th Anniversary of Independence, the 20th Liberation Day, and the Fifth year of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's rule.
The UAE leader was received at Kuwait International Airport by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National Assembly Jassem Al-Kharafi, Deputy Chief of the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of State for Development, Minister of State for Housing Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Head of His Highness the Amir's office Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad, and Head of the Amiri Protocols Sheikh Khaled Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.
The honorary delegation for the President will be headed by Minister of Oil and Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (end) gta KUNA 261158 Feb 11NNNN