(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 21 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti cabinet on Monday regretted the killing of Grand Mosque Imam Sheikh Waleed Al-Ali and Sheikh Fahad Al-Husseini in a recent attack on a restaurant in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
The cabinet emphatically condemned this criminal act that targeted innocents in breach of all heavenly religions and human values, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said in a statement following a weekly cabinet meeting.
The cabinet offered sincere and heartfelt condolences to the two Kuwaiti martyrs' families, the minister said.
Meanwhile, the ministers welcomed a visit to be paid by Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli's visit to Kuwait on Monday.
It stressed the significance of this visit to the promotion and development of bilateral cooperation between both friendly countries in all fields, saying that it is a good chance for both sides to exchange views on several issues of mutual interest and efforts to maintain regional and international security and stability.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah informed the Cabinet about the recent arrests of fugitives involved in a "terrorist cell" known as Al-Abdali, to which the Cabinet expressed gratitude to security forces for their efforts to protect the nation's security.
The Cabinet was also acquainted with a proposal by an economic affairs committee to boost work efficiency in the country's ports, specifically, plans to move some navigation lines from Al-Shuaiba to Al-Shuwaikh port.
On a related note, the proposal also entails a measure calling for a more smooth and prompt customs clearance process in the ports, which requires staff members to be available round-the-clock to handle clearance procedures for a number of government bodies.
Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan briefed the Cabinet on concrete steps the Ministry of Commerce has taken to grant commercial permits to fledgling companies in a timely manner, where 2,500 permits have been issued since April.
The Cabinet discussed a number of recent global happenings, including a van attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona and knife assaults in Russia and Finland, all of which left scores of people either dead or injured.
The Cabinet denounced these criminal acts, as it underscored its vehement condemnation of terrorism in all its forms. (end)
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