KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Acting Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef is an integral part of Kuwait’s comprehensive security system. The minister made the remarks while on a field tour of Sabah Al-Salem Maritime Base, the Interior Ministry’s public relations and media department said in a press release. “It is necessary to keep cautious and vigilant to deal with various targets in territorial waters and to monitor and address any violation, as well as to develop monitoring plans to confront infiltrators and smugglers in order to maintaining Kuwait’s security and stability,” the minister said in the press release.

During his visit, the minister was briefed on the tasks and duties assigned to the General Directorate of the Coast Guard. The minister examined how the radar system, operations room, and the search and rescue center work. He was also given a tour of some of French boats in possession of the ministry. The visit included a look into technical workshops and patrol vessels, including those that were reconstructed, some that were recently brought into service, and others that have been manufactured by the Coast Guard General Directorate workshops. — KUNA