Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim said on Friday that there has never been a travel ban for Kuwaiti citizens to Lebanon, in reply to a question on when the warning to Gulf nationals to travel to the country would be lifted.
"There are 14 or 15 fully booked flights between Kuwait and Lebanon on a daily basis," the Speaker said, noting that additional flights are needed to accommodate the number of passengers.
On Friday, Ghanim visited Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who hailed the deeply rooted Lebanese-Kuwaiti relations.
“The constant interest shown by the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in Lebanon and the Lebanese, reflects Kuwait's keenness to support Lebanon in regional and international forums and work to maintain its stability, security and economy," the president said.
Aoun brought to attention the stances made by the Kuwaiti Speaker during Lebanon’s past crises, especially when he chaired the Arab Tripartite Commission, which had been tasked by the Arab Summit to find solutions to the situation prevailing in Lebanon at the time.
On Syrian refugees and Lebanon's position calling for their safe return to Syria, Aoun pointed out the repeated calls to the international community to help facilitate such a return.
For his part, Ghanim underlined Kuwait's continued support for Lebanon in various fields, stressing the "brotherly and friendly" relations between the Kuwaiti and Lebanese peoples.
The visiting official also met Friday with Speaker Nabih Berri, and he wished Lebanon stability and peace, hoping that the new government would be formed soon.
Furthermore, Ghanim held talks with PM-designate Saad Hariri.
“I believe in the wisdom of Prime Minister Hariri and His Highness the Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and their ability to find the best form of cooperation to meet the economic challenges,” he said after the meeting.
