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ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017 LOCAL 3 Left to right: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the Crown Prince, Speaker and Sheikh Nasser. Amir receives senior state officials His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Marzouq Al-Ghanim and His Highness Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. EU official underlines good and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Moreover, His Highness Sheikh Bayan Palace on Wednesday. Sabah received Acting Prime Minister His Highness also separately and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh received National Assembly Speaker Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. close relationship with Kuwait Both sides agree to jump-start cooperation agreement BRUSSELS, May 17, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Ambassa- dor to the European Union, Jassem Al-B- udaiwi, hosted a lunch at his resi- dence Tuesday in honor of the Chair of the Middle East- Gulf (MOG) Work- ing Party at the European External KUNA photos Action Service (EE- HH the Amir with Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace. AS); the EU’s for- eign service. Speaking to Kuwait Kuwait ‘pearl of the region’: Tameer News Agency (KUNA), Roberto Storaci, chair of MOG said “we think it is Kuwaiti official hails Arab-Turkish ties important to have direct contact with the ambassa- KUWAIT CITY, May 17, (KUNA): “imperative” and a step towards establish- Kuwait’s relations with Turkey have made ing broader bilateral relations. dors. It was very kind of rapid progress in all fields, Minister of State Meanwhile, MP Nayef Al-Mirdas, a the Ambassador to invite for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad National Assembly inspector and the con- us for lunch.” He noted that Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said on Wednesday. ference coordinator, said that it was apro- this lunch comes right after Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah, who pos that Kuwait hosts this conference given the visit of the EU’s politi- doubles as Acting Minister of Information, how instrumental the country can be in cal and security committee made the remarks to open a conference on furthering Turkey’s ties with the Arab (PSC) to Kuwait. Turkey’s ties with the Arab world. world. “The visit was very suc- On the conference, he said that the event On cooperation among Arab and Islamic cessful. The PSC ambassa- aims to “rekindle the sense of camaraderie nations, he said it would behoove these dors were extremely happy between Turkey and the Arab world”, as he countries to work closely together to deal about the discussions they attributed the improvement in relations to with obstacles and hardships. had in Kuwait,” he said. common political ideologies. Describing Kuwait as the “pearl of the “It is a momentum on Moreover, the Minister of State for region”, Turkey’s Ambassador to Kuwait which we can build to Cabinet Affairs underlined Kuwait and Murad Tameer said that his country was enhance the relations with Turkey’s mutual desire to take bilateral ties eager to ameliorate its ties with the Arab Kuwait,” said Storaci. to new heights, saying the conference was world. He noted that the EU has good relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwait Today adding that Kuwait is the first GCC country that the EEAS has signed a coopera- Prayer Timings Salmiyah 40 31 - 4ft SE tion arrangement with. 4 days forecast - Marine “The EU has a historic rela- Fajr ........................................................ 03:24 Thursday, May 18 tionship with the GCC, region- Sunrise ................................................... 04:55 Expected weather ..........Hot + scattered clouds to-region cooperation, a part- Zohr ........................................................ 11:44 Sea state ..............................Slight to moderate Asr ........................................................... 15:20 Wave height ..............................................1-3 ft nership and cooperation agree- Maghrib ................................................. 18:35 Max Temp ...................................................45C ment with the GCC. But I think Isha ........................................................ 20:02 Min Temp ....................................................27C this can be complemented with Wind Direction .....................................NW-VRB stronger relations with the indi- Weather Wind Speed .....................................08-28 km/h Friday, May 19 vidual GCC countries like Expected weather for the next 24 hours: Expected weather .........................................Hot Kuwait,” he added. By Night: Partly cloudy with light to moder- Sea state ..............................Slight to moderate On his part, Ambassador ate north westerly to light variable wind, with Wave height ..............................................1-4 ft speed of 08-30 km/h. Al-Budaiwi told KUNA that By Day: Hot with light to moderate north Max Temp ...................................................46C Kuwaiti-EU relations “are westerly to northerly wind, with speed of 10-32 Min Temp ....................................................28C deeper and stronger than ever” km/h and some scattered clouds will appear. Wind Direction ......................................VRB-SE Station Max Min Wind Speed .....................................10-32 km/h due to continuous high-level Exp Rec Saturday, May 20 meetings and dialogue that Kuwait City 45 32 Expected weather ..................Hot + high clouds has taken place between the Kuwait Airport 44 27 Sea state ..............................Slight to moderate two sides since the signing of Abdaly 45 27 Wave height ..............................................2-5 ft Bubyan 41 26 Max Temp ...................................................46C the Cooperation Agreement in Jahra 44 30 Min Temp ....................................................29C July 2017. Failaka Island 41 27 Wind Direction ..............................................SE He said that this working Photos by Iehab Qurtal Salmiyah 40 31 Wind Speed .....................................15-38 km/h lunch with the MOG group Photos from the Italy’s National Day celebration. Ahmadi 41 33 Sunday, May 21 Nuwaisib 43 29 Expected weather ..................Hot + high clouds came as a continuation after Wafra 44 28 Sea state ................Moderate to rough at times a successful visit of the PSC Salmy 42 27 Wave height ..............................................3-6 ft earlier this month to Kuwait, Kuwait committed to military coop with Rome: Al-Jarallah 4 days forecast - Weather Max Temp ...................................................46C where they met First Deputy Thursday, May 18 Min Temp ....................................................28C Expected weather ..........Hot + scattered clouds Wind Direction .............................................NW Prime Minister and the Max Temp ...................................................45C Wind Speed .....................................15-40 km/h Speaker of Parliament. Min Temp ....................................................27C “The State of Kuwait and Embassy marks Italy’s National Day Wind Direction .....................................NW-VRB Tide times at Shuwaikh Port Wind Speed .....................................08-28 km/h the EU share many princi- Friday, May 19 1st high tide: .............................................14:16 ples and values and think KUWAIT CITY, MAY 17, (Agencies): ation between the two countries.” dollars, the double than on 2015. We Expected weather .........................................Hot 2nd high tide: ............................................05:33 alike regarding many region- The Italian Ambassador to Kuwait Al-Jarallah reiterated Kuwait’s keen- are convinced that there is room to Max Temp ...................................................46C 1st low tide: .............................................. 09:33 al and international issues Giuseppe Scognamiglio celebrated his ness for similar meetings and gather- further improve our commercial and Min Temp ....................................................28C 2nd low tide: .............................................22:25 Wind Direction ......................................VRB-SE Sunrise: .................................................... 04:54 and both sides aim towards country’s National Day at the Regency ings between the two countries. industrial relations. Italy looks with Wind Speed .....................................10-32 km/h Sunset: ..................................................... 18:34 sustaining and maintaining Hotel, Kuwait. The Deputy Foreign Below is the speech delivered by the great interest at the ambitious “New Saturday, May 20 international peace, security Minister of Kuwait Khaled Al-Jarallah Ambassador: Kuwait 2035” economic plan and it is Expected weather .................. Hot + light clouds Recorded yesterday at Kuwait was present at the event. “Your Excellency, Khaled Sulaiman ready to support its focus on diversifi- Max Temp ...................................................46C and stability,” he stressed. Min Temp ....................................................29C Airport Regarding bilateral rela- In his speech, Ambassador Al-Jarallah, Deputy Minister of cation, local entrepreneurship and Wind Direction ..............................................SE Max temp .....................................................46C tionship with the EU, the Scognamiglio affirmed that respect, Foreign Affairs, Kuwaiti Authorities, public-private