Syrian embassy to reopen, no normalization of ties – Bank warranty discussed with Indian envoy KUWAIT: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah announced that entry visas had been issued for three Syrian diplomats so that they could return to Kuwait and tend to the transactions of over 130,000 Syrian expats living in Kuwait who have been suffering since the Syrian embassy was unilaterally closed by the Syrian regime in March. “The Syrian diplomats willingly left Kuwait and now they are willing returning to tend to the affairs of their huge numbers of citizens residing in Kuwait,” he said, pointing out that the Syrian diplomats might have already arrived. On whether this step is a prelude to normalizing diplomatic relations with Syria, Jarallah stressed that that was a different story and that the Kuwaiti diplomats’ return to Damascus is not being currently considered. Notably, Kuwait had left doors open with Damascus without closing down the Syrian embassy nor handing it over to the opposition coalition as demanded by some Arab and Western countries. Jarallah also said that he has been invited to testify before a parliamentary committee formed to investigate the multimillion transfer case. Jarallah also commented on talks with the Indian ambassador to Kuwait concerning the KD 730 bank guarantee the embassy has been demanding to be deposited by sponsors of Indian domestic workers prior to bringing them to Kuwait. Jarallah stressed that discussions are still underway and that Kuwait would consult other GCC states to see how they are dealing with the situation and if the same demand was made in any of them. “Our efforts will continue in a way that meets our citizens’ interests,” he told reporters during a reception organized by the Romanian embassy to celebrate Romania’s national day. A statement by Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Travel Documents Maj Gen Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah and his announcement that authorities are studying halting recruiting Indian manpower has caused reactions. Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain said the embassy wrote to the foreign ministry to ask about this statement and steps that can be taken to deal with the foreign ministry’s plans. It denied any prior knowledge of this decision. Jain was quoted in the press yesterday saying his country is keen on utilizing relations between the two countries in a way to serve workers and employees, and this requires discussion of the matter through official channels, which is to call the foreign ministry before making any comments. By A Saleh and Agencies Kuwait times
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:09:07 +0000
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