The President of the Republic
received
a financial contribution from the State of
Kuwait
for the Committee on Missing
Persons
At a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace today,
the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received from the
Ambassador of Kuwait, Mr Ahmad Salem Ahmad Al-Wehaib, a contribution of €200.000
on behalf of the State of Kuwait to assist the work of the Committee on Missing
Persons (CMP) in Cyprus.
Speaking at the ceremony, the President of the Republic said: «I
would like first and foremost to express my sincere gratitude and deep
appreciation to the Government, and to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed
al-Jaber al-Sabah, on behalf of the Government and the people of Cyprus, for the
contribution of two hundred thousand euro s
to the Committee of Missing Persons.
This financial contribution, which was announced during my official
visit to Kuwait in October, is a reflection of the historically excellent
relations between our two countries but also of the common suffering of our
people. Both Cyprus and Kuwait have been victims of invasion; regrettably Cyprus
remains a victim of continued occupation. Moreover, both Cyprus and Kuwait have missing persons, and therefore Kuwait is particularly
sensitive on this humanitarian issue and demonstrates this by assisting Cyprus
at this difficult time.
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