Posted on 05/13/2008 6:26:20 AM PDT by jhpigott
Kuwait decided on Tuesday to reduce the number of diplomats in its mission in Beirut but the embassy will remain open, the official KUNA news agency quoted the Kuwaiti ambassador as saying.
"Due to the situation in Beirut and the continued blockade of roads and the difficulty of movement... we have decided to reduce the number of Kuwaiti diplomats," Abdulaal al-Qenai said.
But Qenai insisted the embassy would remain open and that he would stay in the Lebanese capital despite the deadly sectarian fighting that has shaken Beirut and other parts of the country for almost a week.
He said the embassy has already evacuated around 800 Kuwaitis and Arabs residing in Kuwait but a "few Kuwaitis decided to stay in Lebanon."(AFP)
Beirut, 13 May 08, 14:04
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