WASHINGTON: Kuwait's Assistant Foreign Minister for Development Affairs and International Cooperation Hamad Suleiman Al-Mishan met Ombudsperson to the UN Security Council ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee Richard Malanjum in New York on Tuesday.

The meeting, the first between a Kuwaiti official and the Ombudsperson, focused on the delisting requests of Kuwaiti nationals on the sanctions list and the efforts of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this regard, said Ambassador Al-Mishan, also chairman of the committee on the implementation of the UNSC resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

"The State of Kuwait supports the legitimate grievances raised by concerned citizens," he affirmed in statements to KUNA following the meeting. Ambassador Al-Mishan noted that he invited Malanjum to visit Kuwait in a bid to facilitate gathering information and meeting the ad hoc committee on rehabilitation of those included in the UNSC sanctions list.

The ad hoc committee is affiliated to the interagency committee on the implementation of the UNSC resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Led by the Foreign Ministry, the interagency committee includes the Interior Ministry's state security agency, the Health Ministry's psychology dept., Kuwait University's Faculty of Sharia, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and the Public Prosecution.

The Security Council Committee was established pursuant to the UNSC resolutions 1267 6/1/22, (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Daesh), Al-Qaeda and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities. The Office of the Ombudsperson, established pursuant to the UNSC resolution 1904 (2009), is in charge of assessing relevant reports and the delisting requests from the concerned parties. - KUNA