Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah stressed that the new cabinet would work to implement the law, consolidate the principle of integrity and transparency, combat corruption, and prosecute the corrupt.
The Crown Prince will inaugurate the National Assembly's first regular session for the 17th legislative term. The elected representatives will then take the constitutional oath and elect the Speaker, Vice-President, members of the Parliament's office, and the committees.
Sheikh Mishal received at the Bayan Palace Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah, accompanied by the ministers, who took the constitutional oath on their appointment.
The Crown Prince stressed the work to tackle significant issues, namely protecting Kuwait’s security and citizens and implementing development projects.
Addressing the new government, Sheikh Mishal said there are many fundamental matters the new government must tackle, adding: "Each one of you has to apply the law in a fair and equal manner, boost integrity and transparency, execute issues of priority for the political leaders and faithful people of Kuwait."
He also called for the implementation of issues that are top priorities for the political leadership and the people of Kuwait, including "preserving the security of the nation citizens, executive development projects, improve the health system, develop education, provide housing care citizens, addressing economic and investment affairs, fight corruption and pursue the corrupt."
In turn, the Prime Minister expressed deep and sincere gratitude to the Crown Prince for "the precious confidence you put in us for shouldering the ministerial responsibility to face the challenges and difficulties that we all aspire to overcome with rigorous and serious action."
He pledged to spare no effort to implement the Crown Prince's directives, noting that all determinations would be harnessed to advance the nation and achieve citizens' aspirations toward executing a full-scale reform program in all aspects in line with the pending development priorities.
The PM noted that the aspired reforms would warrant positive and constructive cooperation with the National Assembly, all segments of society, and civil society associations.
He vowed that the Kuwait Constitution and laws would be the "foundation of our work, where we would care for the people's freedom, interests and funds, perform our tasks truthfully, aiming to serve Kuwait's interests firstly and finally."
The National Assembly's first regular session was scheduled for Oct. 11, but an Emiri decree postponed it to Oct. 18.
Observers saw the postponement as a step to grant the PM an opportunity to form a cabinet that enjoys the lawmakers' support after most of them announced their rejection of the government formed immediately after the elections.
