(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The cabinet on Monday condemned a suicide attack that targeted a mosque east of Saudi Arabia on Friday, leaving scores of people dead or injured.
Some 21 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden belt at a mosque packed with worshippers in the eastern province of Al-Qatif.
The cabinet's weekly meeting, held at Seif Palace under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah offered condolences to the relatives of the victims, wishing the wounded speed recovery.
It also reiterated Kuwait's condemnation and rejection of all forms of terrorism, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said.
At the outset of the meeting, the ministers eulogized former National Assembly speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi who died on Thursday at the age of 75. They stressed Al-Kharafi's personal exploits and the great services he rendered to the country over the years.
Born in 1940, Al-Kharafi came from a locally highly-revered family of businessmen and politicians. He was voted an MP nine times and a National Assembly speaker from 1999 to 2011. He was also appointed as Minister of Finance and Economy in 1985-1990.
Then His Highness the Premier welcomed newly-appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr. Yousef Mohammad Abdullah Al-Ali wishing him the best, serving the interests of the people and the nation.
The cabinet was then notified of a message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon inviting His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to attend the treaty signature/ratification ceremony to be organized by the Treaty Section, New York, 28 September-1 October, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah added.
The event aims at encouraging wider participation in the multilateral treaties deposited with him (over 500 treaties) and their speedier entry into force.
Following this, the meeting was informed about a message from Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to His Highness the Amir inviting him to attend the UN Third International Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Ababa, July 13-16, 2015.
Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Bader Hamad Al-Essa briefed the meeting on the progress of work at the Sabah Al Salem University City in Ashedadiya.
This was followed by detailed account on the project by Director of Kuwait University Construction Program (KUCP) Dr. Qutaiba Abdul-Razzaq Razouki who said that the University City has been built on a total area of six million square meters.
It is divided into two parts, the first is the general campus that will embrace all Kuwait University scientific and humanities colleges. The other will include all the medical ones.
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Sabeeh Al-Sabeeh briefed the meeting on the monthly follow-up report of the strategic projects being carried out nationwide, as well as the legislative requirements for the national development plan, 2015-2016.
The cabinet reviewed topics on the agenda of the National Assembly, and reports on the political developments on the Arab and the international scenes.
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