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Kuwaiti Crown Prince urges waring Iraqi factions to bury hatchet

Dubai, Mar 3 (UNI) Kuwait, which was a victim of Iraqi invasion in 1990, has urged waring factions in the Gulf nation to make conciliatory efforts to establish peace and stability in the violence-torn country.

In an interviw to KUNA, Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed upon the clashing sections the need to place Iraq's interests above all to "achieve solidarity and stop the bloodletting".

"The ultimate goal for all should be maintain Iraq's independence, unity of its territories, and internal security if the country was to resume its leading position among nations of the world," he said.

On Iran's nuclear activity and its impact on Kuwait, HH Sheikh Nawaf said the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sought to keep the Gulf region free of nuclear weapons but it would not violate the right of any country to pursue nuclear activity for peaceful purposes as long as it is being monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in line with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

He also emphasised that the countries neighboring Iraq should take a "solid and unified stand against terrorism" and that the region will not be safe and secure without internal stability.

On Kuwait's democratic practice and its effect on the local economy, HH Sheikh Nawaf said the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary in the country cooperate to provide stability, thus allowing the economy to flourish.

In response to a question on whether the region was still facing threats from terrorist organisations, he said terrorism had become a global problem and no country-big or small- was safe from it.

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Kerala to approach SC against Cauvery Tribunal verdict

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13 (UNI) The Kerala government is planning to seek a clarification from the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal and move the Supreme Court against the Tribunal's verdict, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan informed the Assembly today. The Tribunal did not consider the state's demand and had not even provided eligible share of water to it, he said in a written reply. After discussing the verdict with senior counsel, the government would seek a clarification from the Tribunal and move the.....

Proposed waterway will be completed by Mar 2010: CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today informed the Assembly that the proposed waterway between Tiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod will be completed by March 2010. In a written reply, he said works for calling tenders had already started for the first phase of work (2006-2007). Stating that the main hurdle for the work was people were living on the banks of the river, he said adding steps would be taken to evacuate the people living there before commencing.....

Pakistani Maritime Security Agency arrest 12 Indian fishermen

Karachi, Mar 3 (UNI) Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 12 Indian nationals on board five boats for illegally fishing into the country's territorial waters. ''The MSA ship Nusrat was on its routine patrolling in the southern maritime region, when it saw these boats busy in catching fish illegally at 33 nautical miles within the Pakistan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ),'' said a statement issued by the agency in the port city of Karachi. The statement said that all the Indian.....
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