KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait Cabinet on Monday expressed "strong condemnation and denunciation" of the Houthi militia's continued targeting of civilian areas in Saudi Arabia with drones and missiles. The increasing occurrence of these attacks is a "blatant violation of international charters and laws and a flagrant threat to the security of Saudi Arabia and its brotherly people" as well as being a "direct threat to international peace and security," the Kuwaiti Cabinet observed. The Cabinet also said that these acts "undermine the stability of the region, requiring the international community, especially the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities in curbing these criminal acts and putting an end to them." The Cabinet expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and the support of Riyadh in all the measures it takes to preserve its security and stability. In a weekly session chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Cabinet also expressed Kuwait's strong condemnation of the "heinous terrorist crime" that took place last Thursday in Nice, France, which resulted in the killing and wounding of a number of innocent people, offering sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured. Kuwait underlines its "principled and firm stance" against all forms of terrorism, extremism, and violence, which are rejected by all divine religions and human values and criminalized by international laws and norms, the ministers reiterated. They called for the need to double international efforts to reject practices that generate hatred among people and feed extremism and terrorism. The Kuwaiti Cabinet also expressed "sadness and deep regret" over the news of the earthquake that struck the Turkish city of Izmir recently, which left dozens killed and injured as well as causing severe damage to property and infrastructure. The ministers expressed their sincere condolences and sympathy to the Turkish government, the president, and people, particularly the families of the victims. The Cabinet also expressed its condemnation of Sunday's bombing at the headquarters of Afghanistan's Kunduz province governor, praying for mercy on the souls of the victims and a speedy recovery for those injured. At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet took stock of the developments with regard to the coronavirus pandemic. The ministers underlined the importance of nationals and expatriates alike to continue adhering to public health guidelines. The Cabinet approved the reviewing of the upcoming December parliamentary elections by the Kuwait Transparency Society as part of an amendment of the National Assembly elections' law. This comes after the routine formation of the supreme national elections commission, tasked with supervising and overseeing the voting process.
