Massive Welcome awaits President Koroma in Kuwait

Sierra Leoneans in the State of Kuwait are planning a massive welcome for their President, H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma at the country’s famous Bayan Palace, today, Monday 24th May, 2010, President of the Sierra Leone Union in Kuwait says. Sanussie Jalloh told the Information Bureau of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Riyadh on telephone from Kuwait City this morning that: “This is an opportunity for us in this part of the world to welcome our dynamic President.”

The Union leader went on to say that: “Mr. President deserves a massive welcome from his people. We have a lot of admiration for a leader who is determined to turn our country around politically and economically for sustainable development.”

Jalloh added that: “President Koroma has embarked on ambitious programmes aimed at building a better Sierra Leone for the benefit of all its citizens. He’s indeed a leader who has changed the negative image of our country to a positive one.”

Although Mr. Jalloh would not give details of plans put in place to welcome their leader, but he was quick to say that: “We are working in collaboration with our Embassy to welcome our President.”

Meanwhile, Head of Chancery at Sierra Leone’s Mission in Kuwait, Saidu Timbo confirmed the arrival of the President in Kuwait from London this morning.

In his three-day official visit to the State of Kuwait, President Koroma is expected to hold official talks with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on relations between the two countries and a number of African issues of common concern.

According to a BBC Country Profile, Kuwait is a small, oil-rich country nestling at the top of the Gulf, flanked by large or powerful neighbors – Saudi Arabia to the south, Iraq to the north and Iran to the east.

Its oil fields were first exploited in the 1930s, and since the development of the petroleum industry after World War II and independence in 1961, oil has dominated the economy, making up around 90% of export revenues.

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