EU parliament member impressed by lively society of Kuwait

A Portuguese Member of the European Parliament who visited Kuwait last week said that he was impressed by the cosy atmoshphere and the reconstruction going on there. "It was my first time in Kuwait. I was impressed by all the reconstruction that goes on. I was also struck by the cosy atmosphere in the city when you compare with other neighbouring cities," Mario David told the Kuwait News Agency, (KUNA). "I think it is a very lively society. Undoubtedly it is the most democratic country in the Arab peninsula. I am looking forward to return," he stressed. David is chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Mashreq countries, a member of EP Foreign Affairs Committee and the EP's subcommittee on security and defence. The EU lawmaker said he had the opportunity of meeting the speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament "which was extremely interesting. I look forward to his visit to Brussels and the European Parliament." "Even if it was a private visit, I had a working meeting in the foreign ministry with the director for Europe and we discussed the issue of the Schengen visa and the next steps to be taken by the Kuwaiti authorities," he added