Kuwait congratulates Libyans on victory

Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ali Al-Rashid said on Monday that the Kuwaiti government hopes the fall of former Libyan president Muammar Qaddafi's regime will usher in security, stability and prosperity as well as a new democratic era. In a statement issued after the weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister His Highness, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the government also called on the Libyan people to unite and preserve the country's territorial integrity. The Libyans should stand behind the National Transitional Council to build a new government founded on justice, equality and respect of people's legitimate rights, the statement added. On a related note, the minister revealed, the Cabinet also noted instructions from HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to transfer 20 Libyans detained and tortured by the former Libyan regime to Kuwaiti hospitals for treatment. A contribution by the State of Kuwait to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Libyan people is to offer all medical facilities and health care to those wounded, until completion of their treatment," said Al-Rashid, who concluded by indicating that Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs have been tasked with receiving the Libya beneficiaries.