RABIA ALTHANI 14, 1441 AH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 28 Pages Max 22º Min 11º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18007 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net Gulf defense, aerospace expo Revving up to a new World’s youngest PM Kings’ Bjelica beats the 4 opens, featuring 32 countries 20 speed record in Kalahari 24 takes office in Finland 28 buzzer to stun Rockets Amir hails positive steps to forget the past at Gulf meet Sheikh Sabah: Riyadh Declaration ‘gateway to our future’ • Hajraf appointed new GCC chief RIYADH: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- stability in a calm and wise mode and Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday said through dialogue. “Due to this escalation, the Riyadh Declaration is “the gateway to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been hit our future”. Speaking during the conclud- by dreadful attacks which we condemned ing session of the 40th GCC summit in and denounced. We have also voiced sup- Riyadh, HH the Amir hoped that the com- port to our brothers in defending their ing meetings will be better than previous security and stability,” he said. ones. The Amir thanked Saudi King He cited Saudi Arabia’s G20 presiden- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the cy, the UAE’s hosting of Expo 2020 and Saudi government for the declaration and Qatar’s organizing of the World Cup 2022 sponsorship of the gathering. as a source of pride to the Gulf people, Earlier yesterday, HH the Amir voiced and a sign of world appreciation and con- satisfaction with the positive and construc- fidence in the GCC countries. At the Arab tive steps taken so far in the context of level, HH the Amir said: “We took note of efforts to forget the past. Addressing the the agreement signed by the Yemeni gov- GCC gathering, the Amir said the 40th ernment and Transitional Council under summit, held in a favorable atmosphere, the sponsorship and with the praiseworthy reflects resolve to adopt unified positions effort of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” and commitment to Gulf unity. He voiced He hailed the Riyadh agreement as a optimism that the meeting will come up gateway to the aspired peace process in with resolutions and recommendations that Yemen. Concerning Iraq, Lebanon, Libya can undoubtedly contribute to promoting and Algeria, HH the Amir hoped that they the Gulf march and fulfilling ambitions. would overcome their current difficult He stressed that the recent Gulf sports and painful circumstances and restore event in Qatar and the summit are clear- security and stability. He also congratu- cut signs of common determination to lated the Tunisian people on their recent ensure Gulf unity and maintain gains and successful presidential elections, voicing accomplishments. In this context, HH the heartfelt greetings to President Kais Amir congratulated Bahrain on winning Saied. The Amir concluded his speech by RIYADH: (From left) Secretary General of the GCC Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Kuwaiti Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Qatari the 24th Gulf Cup, wishing it more thanking Saudi Arabia for organizing the Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud Al-Said, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, progress and success. The Amir added gathering and for its proper reception Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and Saudi that he has always called for addressing and hospitality. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in the Saudi capital yesterday. — AFP recent threats to regional security and Continued on Page 24 stitution, which also acknowledges the Private sector media’s role in supporting national Abiy collects development plans. The new aspect of the campaign Peace Nobel, ‘integral part’ focuses on the common perception of sustainable development, added Aqeel, of development saying the initiative aims to encourage urges unity the average citizen to contribute to the OSLO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Ben Garcia country’s development plans. She emphasized that Kuwait’s development collected the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo yes- terday, appealing for unity as ethnic violence KUWAIT: Kuwait’s private plan is running on track, flares in his country and reconciliation efforts sector is an ‘integral part’ of one that would lead the with neighboring former foe Eritrea have the country’s development country towards a raft stalled. Abiy, 43, won the Nobel for his efforts plans, a minister said yes- of reforms, including to resolve the long-running conflict with terday, placing great infrastructure repairs, Eritrea. Announced back in October, the prize emphasis on an increasingly which in turn will help also honored his mediation efforts in eastern significant part of the econ- create a more multifac- Africa and the democratic reforms he has omy. Addressing the New eted economy. undertaken in his country, long ruled by Kuwait 2019 Summit on Kuwait’s strategic OSLO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali poses after he was awarded the Nobel Peace authoritarian leaders. behalf of HH the Prime location serves as an Prize during a ceremony at the city hall yesterday. —AFP Mariam Al-Aqeel HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al- Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- incentive for the coun- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable yes- Khaled Al-Hamad Al- try to rise to regional Ethiopia saw spectacular progress in the bedecked City Hall, in a formal ceremony terday to Abiy, expressing heartfelt congratu- Sabah at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed prominence, said Kuwait Projects months after he took power in April 2018, but attended by the Norwegian royal family and lations. The Amir wished the Ethiopian prime Cultural Center in Kuwait City, acting Company’s Deputy CEO Faisal Al- the winds have since shifted: in addition to dignitaries. minister everlasting health and wellness, and Finance Minister and Minister of State Ayyar, who pointed out that the coun- the stalled peace process with Eritrea, his “There is no ‘Us and Them’,” he said. further progress and prosperity to his coun- for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel try possesses the capabilities needed reforms aimed at opening up Ethiopia have “There is only ‘Us’, for ‘We’ are all bound by a try. HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- said the private sector’s contributions to achieve the aforementioned goal. paradoxically given rise to a flare-up of eth- shared destiny of love, forgiveness and recon- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime towards economic development is a On Kuwait’s ever-growing private nic tensions. Faced with these challenges, ciliation.” On July 9, 2018, following a historic Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad notion embedded in the country’s con- Continued on Page 24 Africa’s youngest leader called for unity as he meeting in Eritrea’s capital Asmara, Abiy Al-Sabah sent similar cables. picked up his award at Oslo’s flower- Continued on Page 24 Protests rage Suu Kyi told to in India over ‘stop genocide’ citizenship bill THE HAGUE: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to “stop the genocide” of GUWAHATI, India: Protestors in northeast India set Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country’s fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads yester- defense at the UN’s top court yesterday. Myanmar’s civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass day in a shutdown across the region hours after law- murder and rape as the west African state of The makers approved the government’s new citizenship bill. Gambia set out its case at the International Court of The legislation, set to go before the upper house Justice in The Hague. Thousands of people back home THE HAGUE: Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu today, will fast-track citizenship claims from immi- NEW DELHI: Demonstrators display placards to protest in Yangon rallied in support of 74-year-old Suu Kyi, Kyi looks on as Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr grants from three neighboring countries - but not if against the government’s Citizenship Amendment Bill whose silence about the plight of the Rohingya has tar- Tambadou sits before UN’s International Court of Justice they are Muslim. (CAB) yesterday. — AFP nished her international reputation as a rights icon. yesterday. — AFP For Islamic groups, the opposition, rights groups and Around 740,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring others this fits into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s the powerful umbrella group the North East Students’ Bangladesh after a bloody crackdown by the Myanmar before our eyes yet we do nothing to stop it,” added Hindu nationalist agenda to marginalize India’s 200 mil- Organization. “We have made it clear ... that CAB (the military in 2017 that UN investigators have already Tambadou, a former prosecutor at the tribunal into the lion Muslims - something he denies. People in northeast Citizenship Amendment Bill) will not be accepted and described as genocide. “Tell Myanmar to stop these Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. “Every day of inaction means India object for different reasons, fearing that large we are going to intensify our agitation,” he told AFP. senseless killings, to stop these acts of barbarity that more people are being killed, more women are being numbers of Hindu migrants from Bangladesh, who they “Assam and northeastern states had already taken a continue to shock our collective conscience, to stop this raped and more children are being burned alive. For say are intruders, will swamp their homeland. huge burden of illegal foreigners,” he said. genocide of its own people,” Gambian Justice Minister what crime? Only that they were born different.” Yesterday, the region - that is sandwiched between India’s lower house passed the bill just after midnight Abubacarr Tambadou told the judges.