Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General has sent a cable of congratulations to Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the occasion of assuming power as the Emir of Kuwait. In his cable, the Crown Prince wished Sheikh Sabah continual good health and happiness and the brotherly people of Kuwait steady progress and prosperity. He expressed his confidence in the Emir's continual march of progress to achieve the aspirations of the peoples of Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) states, Arab and Muslim nations.