Azhar Grand Imam attends launch of Kuwait Capital of Islamic Culture festival

Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday attended here the celebrations of "Kuwait Capital of Islamic Culture 2016" and the Al-Qurain Cultural Festival, which kicked off in Kuwait under the auspices of Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said the two celebrations genuinely underline Kuwait status in the Muslim world.

He stressed Kuwait's keenness on maintaining its cultural role; a role that has been characterized with moderation, openness, advocacy of peace, noble humanitarian values, whose adoption has earned the country the UN designation, the "Global Humanitarian Hub."