The Senior Vice Speaker of the National Assembly yesterday received a delegation from the Kuwaiti Parliament at the Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport.
It was exactly 10:45 am; Monday March 21, 2016 that the aircraft (KQ526) belonging to the Kenyan Airways touched the tarmac of the Yaounde -Nsimalen International Airport on board the delegation from the Kuwait Parliament on a five-day (21-25 March) official visit to Cameroon. The Kuwaiti Members of Parliament led by Saud Nashmi A.M Alhuraiji, were received on arrival at the airport by the Senior Vice Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Hilarion Etong in the company of other members of the Cameroon-Kuwait Parliamentary Group, the Secretary General of the National Assembly, Victor Yene Ossomba and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Cameroon with residence in Abuja (Nigeria), Abdulaziz Al-Sharrah.
After welcoming the Kuwaiti MPs with a bouquet of flower, both delegations moved to the VIP Lounge of the Nsimalen International Airport where they held a brief discussion before the convoy drove to the Hilton Hotel in down town Yaounde.
Speaking to reporters in a brief interview at the airport, the leader of the Kuwaiti Parliamentary delegation, Saud Nashmi A.M Alhuraiji, said their official visit is within the framework of reinforcing friendly and cooperation ties between the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic of Kuwait. Kuwait Members of Parliament, he stated, are representative of the people of Kuwait and as such ensure that the relations between the two countries are strengthened in addition to its constitutional role of legislating and ensuring that laws are respected. “As a Member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, I am leading a delegation of three parliamentarians with an objective to consolidate and strengthen the existing relations between our two countries”, he stated.
Asked whether the ill treatment meted on Cameroonian female emigrants to Kuwait would be discussed during their official visit, Saud Nashmi Alhuraiji who is also Chairman of the First Friendship Group Committee of the Kuwait National Assembly stated briefly that his country attaches a lot of importance and respect for human rights. He said the United Nations considers Kuwait as a nation that respects human rights particularly those of women. The five-day official visit will be marked by a series of audiences and working sessions with Cameroonian authorities.
