Kuwait and Morocco eyeing closer legal, judicial bonds
Al-Afasi participates in int’l justice confab
MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 22, (KUNA): Visiting Kuwaiti Minister of Justice and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Fahad Al-Afasi and his Moroccan counterpart Mohammad Benabdelkader on Tuesday discussed ways of promoting bilateral ties by means of putting legal and juridical deals in place.
During the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the second day of an international justice conference, both ministers agreed to share legislative expertise and step up training programs for judicial staff.
Speaking to KUNA following the meeting, the Moroccan minister spoke highly of the level of Kuwait’s participation in the conference hosted by the Moroccan city of Marrakech, commending the experience of the Kuwaiti delegation.
“The Kuwaiti delegation is really distinguished in view of the number of members, experiences and high level of senior officials at judicial institutions and the Ministry of Justice,” he said.
The Moroccan minister said both sides had agreed to continue talks between the experts of both countries’ ministries of justice over means of deepening bilateral cooperation.
Later, the visiting Kuwaiti minister met Chairman of the Moroccan Supreme Council of the Judiciary Mustapha Fares on the promotion of judicial and legal bonds between both Arab countries.
Speaking to KUNA and Kuwait TV following the encounter, the Kuwaiti minister hailed close and firm Kuwaiti-Moroccan relations governed by bilateral agreements in various cooperative domains, mainly the judicial field.
He stressed Kuwait’s interest in cooperation with Morocco in the field of judicial treaties and continuing joint courses and workshops.
By Mohammad Ghanem
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 22: Undersecretary of Ministry of Communications Eng Kholoud Al-Shihab presided over a meeting aimed to discuss the study submitted by Fast Telco on behalf of the Internet companies concerning the cost of fiberglass network in Kuwait.
According to the study, the prices taken from the servers in Kuwait are higher than those in the neighboring countries. Kuwaiti companies pay KD 24,000 per 1Gbps to Ministry of Communication for a capacity of NGN.
The meeting recommended preparing an integrated study about the challenges and obstacles facing Internet service in Kuwait to be discussed by the relevant specialized committees.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs Eng. Mansour Al-Bader and Assistant Undersecretary for Communications and Support Services Affairs Eng. Rashed Al-Utheina as well as representatives of major Internet companies. Photos during the opening of ‘Hope through Solidarity’ Exhibition in collaboration with the Brazilian Embassy in
Kuwait at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. Exhibition is open till Oct 24.