KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received yesterday copies of the credentials of Dr Saleh bin Amer Al-Kharousi as Oman's ambassador to Kuwait, and Major General Md Ashikuzzaman as Bangladesh's ambassador to the country.

The minister wished the new ambassadors success in performing their duties and for bilateral relations to be boosted further. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah, Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol Affairs Ambassador Dhari Al-Ajran and Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for the Minister's Office Ahmad Al-Shuraim attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, Jarallah met with the Libyan Ambassador to Kuwait Suleiman Al-Sahli. The deputy foreign minister affirmed during the meeting the State of Kuwait support for the cease-fire agreement and expressed hope the truce would be observed pending a final settlement to the conflict. Ambassador Ayham Al-Omar, Assistant Foreign Minister for the Bureau Affairs of the Deputy Foreign Minister, attended the meeting. - KUNA