The Kuwait Martyr’s Office said on Thursday that the State of Kuwait, including its leadership, government and people, would never forget the prisoners of war (POWs), missing persons and martyrs.

The office’s Director-General Salah Al-Awfan made the press remark immediately following the identification of the remains of 19 Kuwaiti prisoners of war and missing persons.

He added that the total number of identified POWs has thus reached 293.

He said that they had sacrificed themselves for the sake of Kuwait and set an awesome example for patriotism, self-sacrifice and valiance.

Al-Awfan noted that this came in collaboration between the Kuwaiti General Administration of Criminal Evidence, the Foreign Ministry’s committee on the affairs of POWs and mission persons and reflects that the political leadership, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Minister of Amiri Diwan and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Martyr’s Office Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, attaches much significance to the issue of Kuwaiti POWs and missing persons.

Earlier in the day, Head of the Committee of POWs and Missing Persons Affairs at the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rabie Al-Adsani said the remains of 19 Kuwaiti Prisoners of War (POWs) and missing persons were identified upon DNA tests by the General Administration of Criminal Evidence.

He added that the Foreign Ministry had already informed the martyrs’ families of the status of their loved ones.

Source: Kuwait News Agency