The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, opened this Tuesday morning the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Al-Saadoun, extended the invitation last Thursday to attend the opening ceremony and the first session of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term.
Article (104) of the Constitution stipulates the following: The Emir opens the annual session of the National Assembly and delivers an Emiri speech that includes a statement of the country’s conditions, the most important public affairs that took place during the past year, and the projects and reforms that the government intends to undertake during the new year. The Emir may act on his behalf at the opening or in delivering the Emiri speech, the Prime Minister.”
Article (83) of the Constitution stipulates in its first paragraph that “The term of the National Assembly is four Gregorian years from the date of the first meeting...” while Article (85) of the Constitution stipulates that “The National Assembly has an annual session of no less than eight months...” .
The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, affirmed the State of Kuwait’s firm position towards the Palestinian issue, “demanding a ceasefire and allowing the entry of humanitarian aid.”
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In the speech he delivered Tuesday morning at the opening of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly, His Highness, the representative of His Highness the Amir, stressed that the State of Kuwait supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy.
His Highness said that the leadership, people, national assembly and government of the State of Kuwait are following with great interest the bloody events taking place in the Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, denouncing the attacks of the brutal Israeli aggression and its bombing, siege, brutal violations, destruction and attempts at forced displacement that have exceeded humanitarian values and norms and international laws and conventions.
The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, affirmed the State of Kuwait’s respect for international agreements, laws and norms, expressing surprise at the recent claim issued by the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court about the unconstitutionality of the Khor Abdullah Agreement. ) regarding the regulation of maritime navigation between Kuwait and Iraq, signed in 2012.
In the speech he delivered on Tuesday morning at the opening of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly, His Highness the Crown Prince stressed that the Iraqi Federal Court’s ruling violates all international agreements, laws and covenants. The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, affirmed that the State of Kuwait, the country of humanity, friendship and peace, will continue to play a distinguished leadership role with brotherly and friendly countries in crises.
In his speech on Tuesday morning at the opening of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly, His Highness the Crown Prince expressed pride in “our diplomatic and humanitarian approach in confronting all challenges and supporting brothers and friends in humanitarian crises in order to achieve international peace and security.”
The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, called on both authorities to open a new page based on cooperation, understanding and consultation, and its foundation is to avoid fanaticism, rivalry and personal interests, and its pioneer is to avoid all wrong practices that threaten National unity does not adhere to our traditions and values and does not elevate parliamentary norms and practices to the desired models.
In his lofty speech at the opening of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly today, Tuesday, His Highness the Crown Prince addressed members of the legislative and executive authorities with His Highness’s assertion that the continuation of the political scene as it was in the past will not be in the interest of the nation and the citizens, and that this scene has led to... Obstructing the development process and creating disappointment in the hearts of citizens in the performance of both legislative and executive branches.
His Highness stressed the need for the session “which we are inaugurating today to be the role of realizing ambitions, fulfilling aspirations, advancing the word and rational parliamentary practices, and putting action before words, and for everyone to understand the requirements of the next stage, as it is a stage of proving the existence, stability, and sincerity of intentions, and highlighting hard work, so they will continue with God’s blessing and success, and we always will.” “We remain with you and we remain committed to the promise and covenant we made.”
The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect and preserve him, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God protect him, called on the Kuwaiti people to activate their important and pivotal role in the process of questioning, monitoring and holding the representatives of the National Assembly accountable to control the political scene and correct its distortions.
His Highness the Crown Prince said in the speech he delivered this morning, Tuesday, at the opening of the second regular session of the seventeenth legislative term of the National Assembly, addressing the Kuwaiti people: “We emphasize to you what we have already said in our previous speeches, regarding the necessity of you following up and holding your representatives accountable, as the nation’s trust is on your shoulders.” .
His Highness added, “It also requires you, my dear countrymen, to control the political scene, evaluate it, amend it, and correct its distortions, and to have a clear, frank, and courageous opinion on all issues and issues that members of the National Assembly may raise, in order to prevent some members of this assembly from protesting that some of their demands are merely demands.” "Popularity is the exact opposite."
He stated that these demands “do not represent the citizens, do not reflect their demands, or emulate their aspirations. Even though they appear to be parliamentary demands, their hidden meaning and real goal is to achieve personal gains. They are merely demands to clear one’s conscience.” His Highness stressed that this matter requires the Kuwaiti people to activate their important and pivotal role in the process of questioning, monitoring and holding the representatives of the National Assembly accountable and informing them that these demands are not the demands of the people. His Highness said, “The ones who correct the Assembly are its voters.” His Highness stated that parliamentary practices suffered and are still suffering from some of the actions taken by its members, which led to strong dissatisfaction among citizens because they did not achieve the desired ambition in achieving the aspirations and hopes of citizens.
He stressed the need to improve parliamentary practice by abandoning and not adopting minor issues and matters that do not constitute the interest of citizens, and refraining from asking parliamentary questions that require a complete legislative chapter to be answered, as well as refraining from submitting legislation, proposals, and demands on the pretext that citizens want them while they are innocent of them. His Highness called for not using the interrogation as a pressure tool, and not to incite the street and to occupy the citizens and the street with side and marginal matters that are already known to be unreliable and do not conform to the demands of the citizens because they do not achieve justice for the people of the country.
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