TUNIS/KUWAIT:Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-JaberAl-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, offeredcondolences on Friday to the Tunisian government and people on the passing awayof former President Beji Caid Essebsi. In a statement to KUNA, Sheikh Nasserprayed to Allah the Almighty to bestow blessing upon Essebsi and paid tributeto Essebsi's accomplishments at domestic and foreign levels. Meanwhile,Tunisian former Prime Minister Habib Essid praised the historic ties betweenTunisia and Kuwait.
His HighnessSheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Friday arrived in Tunisia topartake in the funeral of late President Beji Caid Essebsi. In Kuwait, actingdeputy foreign minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah offeredcondolences on Friday at the Tunisian embassy's building to the TunisianGovernment and people on demise of President Beji Caid Essebsi. Sheikh Dr AhmadNasser recalled the late president's sagacious leadership and admired effortsfor regional stability.
His Highness theAmir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah had sent a cable of condolences onThursday to Tunisian interim President Mohammad Al-Nasser over the death offormer Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. In the cable, His Highness theAmir offered sincere condolences to the Tunisian president, people and thefamily of the late leader, saying that the Arab world has lost a nationalleader who contributed to serving and defending its just issues. His HighnessSheikh Sabah reminisced the late Tunisian leader's great accomplishments andcontributions to safeguarding the Tunisian people's unity, security and stability,and to capitalizing on their energies for development and building.
His Highness theAmir spoke highly of the late Tunisian president's role in strengtheningexisting relations between Kuwait and Tunisia and developing joint cooperation,praying to Allah the Almighty to bestow mercy upon him and grant his familypatience. More cables of similar sentiments were sent by His Highness the CrownPrince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime MinisterSheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker MarzouqAl-Ghanem to Tunisian interim President.
In the meantime,Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser SabahAl-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent a cable on Friday to Tunisian Defense Minister AbdelkarimAl-Zbidi expressing sincere condolence over the passing away of formerPresident Beji Caid Essebsi. A press statement by the Directorate of MoralGuidance and Public Relations of the Kuwaiti Defense Military said that SheikhNasser also sent a similar cable to Hafedh Caid Essebsi, offering sincerecondolence for the demise of his father, the late Tunisian President. - KUNA