Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sannino, summoned Kuwait's ambassador-designate to the European Union, Nawaf Al-Enezi, yesterday, Thursday, to express the European Union's regret over the execution of seven individuals in Kuwait the day before. These executions also coincided with the visit of the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, to the country. According to a statement issued by the spokesman for the European Union's foreign and security policy coordinator in Brussels
It also included "Secretary-General Sanino reaffirmed the European Union's principled opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances. He stressed that human rights issues are at the core of the European Union's internal and external relations, and the European Union will continue to raise its concerns about the human rights situation with its Kuwaiti interlocutors at all levels and in All occasions, including during the regular human rights meetings between the European Union and Kuwait, which is the dialogue that will take place next week.