KUWAIT: Colombian Interior Ministry in the capital Bogata decorated Kuwaiti officers, Brigadiers Khalid Al-Najjar and Tariq Al-Sidani with the National Service Medal of the golden grade for works related to police service in the field of International Sport. Brigadier Al-Najjar is Assistant Secretary General of the International police sports union, while Al-Sadani is Executive Director for Public Relations and Marketing at the union.
Al-Sadani told Kuna that this "decoration comes on the side lines of the opening of the International Police Sports Union (IPSU) office for Latin America in Bogata.” He said Kuwait political leadership is keen on advancing police sport and activate its activities and programs in order to strengthen the role of policemen and their contribution to society development.
He said the International Union under the Chairmanship of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and his continued support and interest in police sports union activities at various levels. First Deputy Premier, Defence Minister Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the honoring was in the occasion of IPSU cooperation with Colombia’s police union over 15 years, in addition to helping Colombia organize the International Police Sports Games in the capital Bogata.