KUWAIT CITY, July 23: The Council of Ministers has issued instructions and directives to support the local market for the supply of fish and shrimps and maintain their strategic stocks in Kuwaiti territorial waters in the future, reports Al-Anba daily quoting informed sources.

The sources revealed the most important of these assignments are the allocation and distribution of appropriate areas for fish and shrimp farming in cooperation between the Kuwait Municipality and the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources.

The sources said in order to do so it is assumed that distribution will soon be done to the beneficiaries according to rules and public draw. On the date of exchange, the sources replied: Once the Ministry of Finance is informed of the adoption of the budget, the disbursement procedures will be taken.

Asked about the procedures for the development of the free zone in Shuwaikh, sources said: It is still under discussion with the ministerial economic committee.

The sources renewed talk about the cooperation of the state agencies in dismantling and resolving the obstacles and challenges that hampered some development projects out of the total number of 137, noting that the treatment rates of obstacles amounted to 99% and implementation of the projects is carried out according to the scheduled time without any obstacles.