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Kuwait can exempt Duterte from travel ban: Palace
President Duterte may be exempted from Kuwait's travel ban, which was imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo stated that the government could request Kuwait to allow the President to visit the Gulf state.
Panelo suggested that a government-to-government agreement could lead to an exemption for the President.
President Duterte had previously expressed his intention to visit Kuwait to seek the maximum penalty for those responsible for the death of a Filipino worker.
Currently, no specific date has been set for the President's potential visit to Kuwait.
Kuwait has suspended flights from several countries, including the Philippines, as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus.
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