(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT, May 31 (KUNA) -- 1949 -- The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Manama, Bahrain, on an official invitation by his counterpart Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Thani.
1966 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues a decree appointing Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as the Crown Prince, based on the nomination of the National Assembly.
1969 -- Kuwait signs the Hague-Visby Rules International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading.
1969 -- Kuwait joins Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
1994 -- The State of Kuwait joins the standing committee of the International Petroleum Council.
1999 -- Dr. Suleiman Al-Askari is appointed Editor-in-Chief of Al-Arabi magazine, the widely-circulated monthly publication of the National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters.
2000 -- The State of Kuwait assumes the first senior post at the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consultancy. Eid Al-Deihani was appointed assistant secretary general of the organization.
2011 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Sierra Leone signs KD 4.2-million-loan agreement to develop three hospitals in the West African country.
2013 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Burkina Faso signs KD five-million-grant to fund agricultural projects in the West African country.
2013 -- Kuwait's Esteqlal Al-Azmi wins a senior position at an EU center for international arbitration. (end) gta
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