Cabinet Holds Weekly Meeting

The Cabinet expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the continued terrorist and criminal attacks launched by the Houthi militia against the fraternal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which targeted King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and Abha Airport in recent days.

This came in a statement issued by the Council following its meeting held today, Tuesday, under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister.

The Council affirmed that these vile and cowardly attacks, which resulted in several deaths and injured dozens of innocent civilians, including passengers and airport workers who are Saudi nationals and citizens of other countries, as well as causing material damage, constitute a blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a flagrant breach of international law and international humanitarian law.

It stressed that persisting in targeting civilian airports and vital facilities represents a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to civilian lives and the safety of air navigation, necessitating a firm international stance to halt these heinous attacks and hold those responsible accountable.

The Council renewed Kuwait’s absolute solidarity with the fraternal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its full support for all measures the Kingdom takes to protect its security and stability and safeguard its sovereignty, noting that the security of the Kingdom is an integral part of the security of the State of Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

It expressed Kuwait’s sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the fraternal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its leadership, government, and people, as well as to the governments and peoples of the countries to which the victims belonged and to their families, conveying wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured.

The Cabinet was briefed on the content of a telephone call received by His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, from the President of the Republic of Iraq, Nizar al-Amidi, during which the solid bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them in various fields were reviewed. The discussion also covered issues of mutual interest, the current situation in the region, and the necessity of ending escalation.

The Cabinet was also briefed on the content of meetings held by His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister, and His Highness Sheikh Jaraah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, on the occasion of his official visit to the country. The discussions focused on ways to develop joint Arab action and the League’s working mechanisms to enhance its role in serving Arab causes and addressing current challenges.

The Council was further briefed on the content of meetings held by His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs with Jari Plánar, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, on the occasion of his official visit to the country. The meetings reviewed aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen relations between the two countries in a manner that serves their mutual interests.