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Thu, 08/14/2008 - 20:48
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Kuwait confirms halal investment in South; Kuwaiti-Thai MOU signed
BANGKOK, Aug 14 (TNA) - Kuwait affirmed its interest in launching the halal food industry in Thailand's southernmost region and also pledged to provide jobs for some 3,000 more workers from this country to be employed in the Middle East state.
Halal is a system of dietarily appropriate foods scientifically prepared according to strict exclusion of some animal fats and other elements whichshould be prepared under Muslim religious supervision.
The Kuwaiti authorities expressed those interests during an official visit to Thailand by Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who held talks with his Thai counterpart SamakSundaravej at Government House.
The Kuwaiti prime minister is on a two-day official visit which ends today.
Deputy government spokeswoman Supharat Nakbunnam said Kuwait intended to open the halal food processing industry in Thailand's southernmost region in which local residents will be hired and halal foods will be exported tothe Middle East state.
Besides, the Kuwaiti authorities will see to it that some 3,000 Thai workers will be hired in the sultanate in addition to about 3,000 otherscurrently employed there.
Given the fact that about 20,000 Kuwaiti tourists visit Thailand yearly, the sultanate is also interested in Thai spa services and pledged to consider increasing scholarships for Thai Muslim students to advance theirstudies in Kuwait.
Mr. Samak and his Kuwaiti counterpart witnessed the signing of the Agreement on Economic and Technical Co-operation between Thailand and Kuwait and the Memorandum of Understanding on Conducting Bilateral Consultations between Ministries of Foreign Affairs. (TNA)
Halal is a system of dietarily appropriate foods scientifically prepared according to strict exclusion of some animal fats and other elements whichshould be prepared under Muslim religious supervision.
The Kuwaiti authorities expressed those interests during an official visit to Thailand by Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who held talks with his Thai counterpart SamakSundaravej at Government House.
The Kuwaiti prime minister is on a two-day official visit which ends today.
Deputy government spokeswoman Supharat Nakbunnam said Kuwait intended to open the halal food processing industry in Thailand's southernmost region in which local residents will be hired and halal foods will be exported tothe Middle East state.
Besides, the Kuwaiti authorities will see to it that some 3,000 Thai workers will be hired in the sultanate in addition to about 3,000 otherscurrently employed there.
Given the fact that about 20,000 Kuwaiti tourists visit Thailand yearly, the sultanate is also interested in Thai spa services and pledged to consider increasing scholarships for Thai Muslim students to advance theirstudies in Kuwait.
Mr. Samak and his Kuwaiti counterpart witnessed the signing of the Agreement on Economic and Technical Co-operation between Thailand and Kuwait and the Memorandum of Understanding on Conducting Bilateral Consultations between Ministries of Foreign Affairs. (TNA)
