KUWAIT: In a frenzy of endorsing en
masse agreements with GCC states, regional, and international countries,
the National Assembly put its seal of approval to no less than 70
agreements yesterday.
The agreements covered a wide variety of
interests ranging from agriculture, finance, legalities, maritime,
technology, double taxation to rights of the handicapped, military
cooperation, customs duties, and patents rights. The Assembly, however,
opted to leave open a number of security agreements on its agenda for
later decision making, pending reports on them by the parliamentary
committee on foreign relations in two weeks’ time.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly
deliberated on the draft bill on the state’s 2011/2012 working plan and
gave it green light, yesterday, with 26 ayes, 22 nays, and two
abstentions with 50 MPs present for the vote. During the discussion, the
MPs stressed the working plan needs to be comprehensive and realistic
with clear visions and that goals listed must be presented with
timetable for execution and in a format that allows for tangible
assessment.