ISTANBUL: National Assembly MP Dr Falah Al-Hajri called on parliamentarians around the world on Saturday to carry out their responsibilities in expressing the will of their people in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and its people and expose the criminal practices of the Zionist entity.

This came in a speech by Al-Hajri, who heads the Kuwaiti National Assembly delegation during the parliamentary symposium on the role of parliamentarians in supporting Palestine and supporting Gaza which was held on Saturday as part of the activities of the fourth conference of the International Islamic Forum for Parliamentarians in Istanbul. The forum will continue for three days under the title, “Parliamentary Work and the Palestinian Issue in New World.”

He added that parliamentarians have a major role by virtue of the powers they enjoy in their legislative councils, noting that on November 1, the Kuwait National Assembly held a special public session on the Zionist violations in Gaza in the presence and participation of the government, where the Council of Ministers issued a number of recommendations and directives related to confronting the challenges of the current situation and supporting our people in Gaza and throughout the occupied territories of Palestine.

He explained that based on the directives of the political leadership and the recommendations of the special session of the National Assembly, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Friday, the readiness of its relevant sectors to receive a number of wounded and injured Palestinians to receive treatment in its hospitals, in addition to the announcement of private health facilities’ readiness to carry out the same role, and the government health sector’s participation in this duty.

As for the level of presenting the Palestinian issue and exposing the crimes and practices of the Zionist entity against the Palestinian people, Al-Hajri cited the most prominent decisions and recommendations approved by the Kuwaiti National Assembly in support of Gaza and the Palestinian cause. The National Assembly delegation includes the Secretary of the Parliamentary Division Dr. Muhammad Al-Mahan, and a member of the Division’s Executive Committee Fahd bin Jamea. — KUNA