KUWAIT: The Kuwait government announced on Thursday that it would halt all celebrations and concerts in solidarity with the brotherly Palestinians and the blessed martyrs. The government Communication Center said on its X website that the decision came to affirm Kuwait's permanent stand in support of the Palestinian cause. It is intended to demonstrate solidarity with the brotherly Palestinians who are subject to deadly Zionist aggression.

Kuwait expressed its deep concern over the dangerous developments and continuous violations against Palestine, reasserting its firm stance with the Palestinian people and their right to an independent sovereign state. Kuwait’s Minister Plenipotentiary and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Faisal Al-Enezi, made these remarks on Wednesday to the fourth UN General Assembly committee.

Al-Enezi called on the international community, namely the Security Council, to put an end to this cycle of aggression and to provide Palestinians with ample protection. He also urged them to take action against provocative Zionist occupation practices, especially in relation to continuous infringements upon the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa compound and the occupation’s heinous expansion policies.

On the Moroccan initiative regarding autonomic rule in the Sahara, Al-Enezi renewed Kuwait’s support for this solution, widely recognized as the route to a lasting political solution, and reaffirmed Kuwait’s respect for Morocco’s territorial unity. Al-Enezi also underlined the significance of the resumption of the UN-led roundtable discussions on the matter, calling it a viable solution to the territorial dispute.

The Kuwaiti official took the opportunity to take note of the Iranian occupation of UAE islands despite the fact that it was not on the agenda, affirming the UAE’s sovereignty over the three islands and its regional waters. Al-Enezi called on Iran to respond to Emirati efforts to resolve the issue through direct negotiations or by taking matters up with the International Court of Justice.- KUNA