KUWAIT CITY, Feb 28, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will address the nation on Tuesday, March 1, the Amiri Diwan announced Monday.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah extended his congratulations to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as well as the people of, and all residents in the State of Kuwait on the occasion of Kuwait’s national holidays.
The Crown Prince expressed hope that Almighty God sustains the country’s security, stability and prosperity, and urged that everyone stand united behind “our leader and sponsor of our renaissance, His Highness the Amir.”

He made the remarks in an interview with Board Chairman and Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Sabah on the occasion of the country’s 50th Independence Day, the 20th Liberation Day and the 5th anniversary of HH the Amir’s assumption of power.

He said Kuwait has achieved, since independence, a leading renaissance in the educational, urban, economic, social and health fields despite regional and international challenges, thanks to its wise leadership and the concerted efforts of its loyal sons and their brethren residents.

His Highness said that “Kuwait has always been proactive in taking the pillars for development and prosperity combined with security and safety, and we hope to achieve more to keep pace with developed countries.” “The State has been attaching attention to the promotion of the citizen’s potential and abilities to be able and equipped to do his part in building the modern state,” he said, referring to the expansion of scholarship, training and awareness programs to promote a spirit of citizenship.

He explained that Kuwait was able to complete “all legal and constitutional requirements necessary for a modern state,” referring to the existence of deep-rooted and mature constitutional powers as well as organized administrative and executive organs with excellent experience in diverse areas.
The Crown Prince reiterated the need to benefit from the lessons of Kuwait’s march after the independence and its ability to face obstacles during the cold war era between the western and eastern camps, noting that Kuwait has been committed to a balanced and prudent policy that has enabled it to maintain its security and stability, thanks to the determination and resolve of its people to accomplish what’s needed.
“Our dreams have always been focused on Kuwait taking its rightful position in the ranks of developed countries and such a dream has been thankfully achieved and Kuwait has regained the title of (The Gulf Bride),” the Crown Prince said.

On the nature of political life in Kuwait prior to independence, Sheikh Nawaf said: “It was a relationship between the ruler and the ruled, dominated by loyalty, love and dedication in the service of Kuwait,” pointing to the principle of social justice and advice among Kuwaitis and their leader.” He added: “The people of Kuwait, since ancient times, have been accustomed to resort to the Shura (consultation) and it was natural that the country’s rulers and the ruled highly welcome the democracy with the proper basics and concepts of sound democratic life.” He added that “the practice of sound democracy provides a climate conducive to development”, noting that the objective and impartial use of constitutional tools in accordance with constitutional frameworks would lead to a good environment for development.

HH the Crown Prince stressed the importance of a just and decisive enforcement of law, which determines all legal positions for everybody, noting that through all the posts he had held he was keen on creating a specialized legal department to ensure the sound and proper application of law with a view to attaining justice, shoring up the principle of equal principles and ending injustice.

On Kuwait’s ability to maintain its economic progress in light of reliance on oil as a main source of national income, he called for diversifying the country’s national income sources, pointing to governmental development plans as a clear-cut paradigm in this respect.

Concerning the global financial crisis, he said although Kuwait was not seriously hit by the crisis, all necessary moves were taken on political and economic levels in order to ease out the reflections of the crisis.
“Kuwait has enough financial legislation and systems to wriggle out of negative impacts of any similar crisis. And our financial institutions, primarily the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), have adequate experience to monitor any future economic jolts and to take preventive moves to preclude relevant fallout,” he said.
The Crown Prince however, voiced optimism about the Amir’s vision for transforming Kuwait into a regional and international financial and commercial hub, given that Kuwait enjoys relevant main elements and required infrastructure.

But, he maintained, some pieces of legislation and regulations are still required for notching up the aspired end in the near future.

He hailed the distinctive role by the Kuwaiti mass media in serving the nation and defending its issues, hoping that “our media would shy away from anything that could negatively affect social fabric, pursue objectivity and independence, commit to media basics, disseminate traditional values and demonstrate Kuwait’s civilized image locally and globally”.

Asked about his assessment of the GCC experiment, he extolled the GCC as a pioneering experiment that came to sincerely express the ambitions and hopes of the Gulf region’s leaders and people.
“Cooperation among the GCC member states is going on through prudent and considered steps that have lived up to many ambitions of the Gulf people. But, we still want more,” the Crown Prince noted.
As for the situation in the Middle East region, he wished Iraq more security and stability under the new government.

On regional tensions, he said: “We are closely monitoring the ongoing events in some sisterly Arab countries, which are happening as a result of their respective conditions. As a matter of course, we respect the choice of their peoples.”

Regarding Iran’s controversial nuclear dossier, he said: “It is the right of any country worldwide to get nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. But, if there are some remarks on the operational ways of Iran’s nuclear reactors, the issue should be settled through dialogue and negotiations to reach appropriate solutions acceptable to all parties concerned.” He reiterated that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved by international dialogue through relevant world organizations.

On Middle East peace, he believed that only a just solution to the Palestinian issue would lead to a comprehensive and final peace in the region.

On Sudan, he said the separation of south Sudan came as a result of a southern referendum that was reached by all Sudanese parties involved, wishing Sudan progress and welfare.
On anti-terrorism efforts, he said: “The entire world has suffered from terrorism which is still threatening some countries in the world.” “This destructive scourge can be eradicated only through coordinating efforts by all world countries, sharing intelligence and experience, boosting citizens’ awareness, developing their culture and raising their standards of living,” the Crown Prince concluded.