(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 11 (KUNA) -- Director General of Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) and President of the Arab Sea Ports Federation Sheikh Yousef Abdullah Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah said Tuesday the KPA is ready to provide all necessary assistance for the re-operation of the ports of Tripoli, Sidon and Tyre in Lebanon.
This was brought up to KUNA in a statement by Sheikh Yousef Abdullah, who is also CEO of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), on the sidelines of his meeting with Lebanese Charge d'Affairs to Kuwait Basil Oweidat.
Sheikh Yousef Abdullah said that Kuwait places its expertise in the field of food security at the disposal of the Lebanese side, as it ranks first in the Arab world in this field, indicating that the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States has an initiative to develop the food security system for any Arab country based on the experience of Kuwait.
He mentioned that the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries Company were addressed to implement this initiative, as the response of both sides was affirmative, underlining that if Lebanon requests Kuwait's expertise in food security, those parties will not hesitate to help accordingly.
He pointed out that the unfortunate explosion of the Beirut port is the right time to activate this initiative, to return to what it was in the year 1968.
During his meeting with Oweidat, the mechanisms of assisting Kuwaiti ports to Lebanon were discussed in wake of the Beirut port explosion, as the authority offered to provide various training and logistical assistance, including training Lebanese cadres in operating bridge cranes, towing, pilotage and other marine works.
The reconstruction and re-operation of the port was also discussed in coordination with KFAED, working on developing and rehabilitating the rest of the Lebanese ports in the regions of Tripoli, Sidon and Tyre, and providing all economic and strategic studies in the field of port development for the Lebanese side, he added.
In a similar statement to KUNA, Oweidat greeted and thanked Kuwait, the leadership and the people, for their quick response after the explosion, whether by operating an air bridge or providing health and medical supplies or through the Kuwait Red Crescent Society initiative.
Oweidat considered that this Kuwaiti concern towards Arab countries is not surprising in the country of humanity, especially in periods of crisis, noting that Kuwait has always been the first supporter of its Arab neighbors, especially in crises.
He indicated that the initiative of KPA to offer its assistance to Lebanon was among the first initiatives in this regard, explaining that the meeting with the KPAآ's chief discussed ways of cooperation and assistance that Lebanon needs to restart the Beirut port and operate other Lebanese ports. (end)
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