Kuwait- KUNA main news for Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017

KUWAIT -- US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R. Silverman has reiterated that the United States is "extremely appreciative" of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's efforts in mediating in the Gulf dispute. (By Talal Al-Ghannam issued at 10:25 a.m. local-time 07:25 GMT)

International:

BRUSSELS -- NATO expressed Wednesday its reservations about the effectiveness of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to reduce nuclear arsenal in the world and promote global peace. (Issued at 15:16 p.m. local-time 12:16 GMT)

BERLIN -- Since the start of its campaign, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has sought to woo foes of Islam in a bid to garner the lion's share of the votes in elections set for September 24. (By Abdulnasser Jabbra issued at 15:37 a.m. local-time 12:37 GMT)

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