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Kuwait affirms support for int'l efforts for Syria   

Kuwait News Agency - 06 July, 2012

The State of Kuwait affirmed here on Friday its support for international efforts aimed at nudging the Syrian government honor its obligations toward the world community regarding domestic crisis of the troubled nation.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, said in an address to the international conference of the "Friends of Syria" which opened here earlier on Friday, that broad participation in the convention reflected great concern of the international community for plight of the brotherly Syrian people.

Noting that the world should bear responsibilities of political, humanitarian and moralistic dimensions toward the Syrian people plight, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid, also the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, called on the attendees "to translate their broad presence" into concrete measures in support of legitimate aspirations of the of the Syrian people for establishing a plural and democratic political system.
 
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