LOCAL THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 NATO FMs to discuss cooperation with GCC for regional stability

BRUSSELS: Foreign ministers of the 28-mem- neighborhood and which is very much ber NATO will discuss how to boost coopera- about fight against IS.” Stoltenberg said “we tion with the Alliances partners in the Gulf will discuss what more NATO can do to sup- region during their two-day meeting in port Iraq. We are already training several Brussels on Thursday and Friday. Speaking at hundred Iraqi officers in Jordan.” “We have a press conference at NATO headquarters received a request from Prime Minister al- yesterday, NATO Secretary General Jens Abadi to expand our training mission into Stoltenberg said the ministers will discuss “as Iraq itself. And we will consider this request part of projecting stability in our wider neigh- from Prime Minister al-Abadi,” he said. borhood how we can work even closer with The ministers will also discuss support our partners in the Gulf region.” to the new government in Libya if so In reply to a question by Kuwait News requested to train and build its military Agency (KUNA), the NATO chief said he structures and institutions, he said and recently visited Kuwait and other countries stressed that “we are not addressing any in the Gulf region. “There was a very strong military intervention (in Libya).” message in all my talks with different inter- They will discuss the situation at the locutors that we need to step up coopera- Syrian-Turkish border he said and added tion between NATO and the Gulf that “every effort to step up support to KUWAIT: His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah heads the Supreme Council for Planning and Development’s Cooperation Council,” he said. coalition fighting IS is also support to meeting yesterday. — KUNA “We are looking forward to the opening Turkey.” They will also talk about Syria and of a NATO regional training center in the ongoing political efforts in Geneva to Kuwait,” he said, noting that he visited the find a solution to the crisis, he said. Planning Council discusses nation’s site during his visit to Kuwait in February. “It The NATO ministers will discuss future is a big, big building where we will have support for Afghanistan including plans for different kinds of training and capacity its Resolute Support mission, and contin- annual development plan for 2017-18 buildings activities and this is one example ued financial support for the Afghan securi- of increased cooperation with the Gulf,” he ty forces, and also NATO-Russia ties. NATO added. The NATO foreign ministers will dis- foreign ministers will sign Thursday the 280 projects with estimated cost of KD 6 billion cuss ways to support regional countries Accession Protocol with Montenegro. like Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia to fight terror- “Following that ceremony, Montenegro will ism and the so-called Islamic State. as of tomorrow participate in all NATO KUWAIT: The Supreme Council for Planning and Sustainable economy environment from air and water pollutants, Stoltenberg said that one of the main top- meetings as an observer, or ‘Invitee’. Once Development, headed by its President His Further, another fundamental requires a var- among other considerations. Also figuring ics of this week’s ministerial meeting and in all Allies have ratified the Protocol, Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- iegated sustainable economy buoyed by a hos- high in the plan is providing optimum health the upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw in Montenegro will become the 29th member Mubarak Al-Sabah, met yesterday to discuss the pitable business environment, increased rates of care services through increasing the number of July will be “establishing security in the of the Alliance,” said Stoltenberg. — KUNA nation’s annual development plan for fiscal investment, financial reforms, diversified pro- beds in hospitals, curbing the onset of long- 2017-2018. ductivity of goods and services, and germinating term diseases, and streamlining all patient care The Council, after deliberations and thorough the seeds of a well-nurtured tourism industry in assistance, said Subaih, noting that the plan vetting of the plan, endorsed it and turned it the country, said Subaih. focuses at the same time on improving educa- over to the government for its take on it, said She added that another bedrock of the fiscal tion, addressing the needs of the labor market, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister plan is boosting the nation’s infrastructure supporting programs for the care of children of State for Planning and Development Hind Al- through expanding the capacity of Kuwait and the elderly and the disabled, as well as Subaih, in a statement after the conclusion of International Airport, increasing the production empowering the youth. the Council’s meeting. of electric power, developing roads and ports She furthermore stressed that the plan seeks Subaih indicated that the fiscal plan encom- and air travel, and bolstering the use of informa- to promulgate a luminous image of Kuwait on passes no less than 280 projects with a cumula- tion technology and advanced communications the international scene and to give much sup- tive cost estimate of six billion Kuwaiti Dinars. in the execution of infrastructure projects. port to culture, art, and media. She ended her The plan anchors on several fundamentals, chief Moreover, she noted that the fiscal plan for statement by saying that the Council discussed among them being a pro-active government 2017-2018 rests in a major part on sustainable today a follow-up report on the nation’s devel- eager to get things done through instigating living conditions for the nation’s population opment plan for fiscal 2015-2016, prior to turn- legislations, e-government service, and support- through providing adequate housing to citi- ing it over to the government and subsequently ing the use of information technology in all gov- zens, improving sanitation conditions in neigh- to the National Assembly for eventual vetting or ernment ministries and agencies, she said. borhoods across the country, safeguarding the endorsement. — KUNA Jarallah Clinic organizes KNPC: Investment until 2022 orthopedic seminar reaches KD 12.630 billion By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: A medical forum was held yesterday KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum installed, while the remaining ones would be at the Costa Del Sol Hotel organized by Jarallah Corporation’s (KNPC) total investment until configured shortly. The deputy director of German Specialized Clinic (JGSC). The forum the year 2022 amounts to KD 12,630 billion, KNPC’s projects also noted that a pair of elec- highlighted the achievements of the interna- deputy director of the company’s projects trical grids, part of numerous planned proj- tional orthopedic unit at the clinic. Attendees Abdullah Al-Ajmi said yesterday, adding that ects, has been activated with the aim of aug- saw presentations from orthopedic surgeons the investments include various key projects. menting the CFP project, adding that those led by Dr Graham Sefton from the United In a statement to the press on the sidelines of grids would fuel the CFP project. Kingdom, Dr Christopher de Lavigne from a seminar organized by an oil committee, In a series of seminars put together by France, Dr Ova Jins Farmhan from Germany and Ajmi said that the sum allocated for the com- KNPC, Ajmi disclosed some of the company’s Dr Nizar Salahat, who has worked in China. pany’s warehouses in the area of Al-Mutlaa strategies to boost reliance on renewable Former Kuwaiti health minister Ahmed ranges between KD 350 to 400 million. energy, with the aim of producing 1.4 million Jarallah lauded JGSC for its achievements in Moreover, Ajmi noted that KNPC’s planned per barrel on a daily basis to cope with local orthopedic surgery. “We are really pleased to Clean Fuel Project (CFP) is 53 percent com- and international energy needs. Ajmi also provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art pleted as of last April and 55 percent finished said that the goal for the CFP project is to facilities for Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti patients, KUWAIT: Former Kuwaiti health minister Dr Graham Sefton addresses the forum. by the end of the month, adding that the pro- provide local and international markets with especially in the orthopedic department. This is Ahmed Jarallah speaks during the forum. — Photos by Joseph Shagra ject’s completion is expected to be around 75 oil products that meet adequate supply, testament to our commitment to provide better percent by the end of the year. while being in line with environmental stan- healthcare services in the private sector and JGSC is an advanced, multi-specialty medical staff, offer a host of medical and surgical servic- Meanwhile, Ajmi revealed that a second dards. He also added that work is in progress provide the services of the best doctors. Some center located in a prime location in Hawally. es through innovative medical practices in a reactor has been installed in Al-Ahmadi port, to modernize and develop Al-Ahmadi and of these doctors are here to present their Utilizing cutting-edge technology, its top-notch serene and modern setting with friendly cus- noting that a total of 11 tools have been pur- Abdullah ports, part of efforts to bolster eco- expertise and credentials,” he said. specialists, along with highly-trained medical tomer care. chased for the port, with two of them already nomic growth in the country. — KUNA KU’s 30th engineering design exhibit kicks off

KUWAIT: The 30th engineering design exhibition for students of the Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University was inaugurated by Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Abul yes- terday. The participating projects are creative and can contribute to development in Kuwait, the minis- ter told reporters. He added that “we can benefit from some projects in building modern cities.” The faculty’s Dean Abdullatif Al-Khulaifi said meanwhile that he was especially impressed by a project on reducing accidents caused by sand drifting onto Al-Sabiyah/Al-Salmi road. KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah (second from left) speaks dur- Meanwhile, head of the Center of Engineering ing the workshop yesterday. — KUNA Training and Graduates Ali Hajiya said there are 505 students participating in the exhibition with Deputy FM initiates workshop 129 projects. He added that it is sponsored by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of on World Humanitarian Summit Sciences, as well as governmental and academic institutions. — KUNA KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled humanitarian fields are amongst chief issues Sulaiman Al-Jarallah initiated an introductory to be discussed at the summit. workshop yesterday on the forthcoming World Humanitarian Summit, slated for next week in Political leadership the Turkish city of Istanbul. In a speech at the In other news, spokesperson of the UN workshop, Jarallah asserted that the foreign Secretary General’s World Humanitarian ministry strives to showcase Kuwait’s devotion Summit Herve Verhoosel said that UN to humanitarian causes, as the country is set to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was delight participate in the upcoming summit. that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- “Putting together this workshop is means Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted an invita- of demonstrating Kuwait’s unified and coher- tion to attend the summit. ent efforts in the humanitarian arena,” Jarallah “I am really pleased to see that His noted. “Holding this workshop is an opportu- Highness the Amir of Kuwait has accepted nity for us to discuss issues that are expected the invitation to participate to the Summit,” to be addressed at the summit, as well as Verhoosel said yesterday. “This shows political expectations of certain outcomes that the leadership in the field of humanitarian sup- summit would yield,” he added. port from His Highness the Amir and the Jarallah also thanked the United Nations’ State of Kuwait. We are living in the worst (UN) office of humanitarian affairs for its con- humanitarian situation since the end of World tributions to the workshop, saying their War II. One hundred and twenty five million expertise in the field was of great value. people are in need of humanitarian support. Turkey, home to the biggest quota of It is time to put humanity first,” he continued. refugees in the world, is set to host the World He added that the UN chief is looking for- Humanitarian Summit, with representatives ward to welcome the Amir in Istanbul on May of more than 155 nations and organizations, 23-24. The Summit will be attended by represen- in addition to 50 heads of states and govern- tative of 155 countries and many organizations ments. Some of humanity’s most binding to discuss how the international community can dilemmas and ways to boost cooperation in do even more for those in need. — KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Abul attends the 30th engineering design exhibition held at Kuwait University yesterday.