Policy ‘outlines’ set in Kuwait UN speech
NEW YORK, Sept 28, (KUNA): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said Saturday that the speech delivered by Kuwait’s Amiri envoy to the 74th UN General Assembly had reflected his country’s firm stances on regional and international issues.
In a statement to KUNA and Kuwait Television, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that the envoy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AlHamad Al-Sabah had reflected the exceptional partnership between Kuwait and the UN.
It also touched on Kuwait’s 2035 Vision for development and the Gulf State’s interest in contributing to the implementation of the 17-point UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled about the Amiri envoy’s speech delivered to 91 heads of state, and 45 prime ministers.
The speech highlighted the terrorism acts carried out in the Gulf region’s waters and the threat against regional states such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, indicated the Foreign Minister, adding that Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak also touched on the Palestinian cause and its centrality to Arab and Muslim nations.
The conflicts in Yemen and Syria were also touched upon during the Amiri envoy’s speech, the top Kuwaiti diplomat said, affirming that his country called for peaceful resolutions to the crises.
The issue of Iraq, pointed out Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, was also highlighted in the speech, which called for preventing terrorism from affecting the fellow Arab country, focusing on efforts to boost development there.
In regards to Kuwaiti activities on the sideline of the UNGA, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled indicated that several meetings were held on the GCC, Arab, and Islamic levels.
Meetings with Asian countries on the sideline of the UNGA were also held, discussing ways to boost cooperation, he added.
The UNGA this year witnessed a number of prominent events, such as the climate change summit, religious tolerance gathering called upon by the US, and others, he said, stressing that Kuwait was keen on partaking in such events.
Kuwait – alongside the UK and Sweden – headed a meeting on Yemen, which was attended by the five UNSC members in addition to Germany, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled pointed out.
He noted that the meeting, attended by UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffith, is a continuation to efforts started by the Stockholm accord meeting for Yemen and it came in preparation for an upcoming meeting for the war torn country scheduled in Kuwait.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also pointed to his country’s efforts, shared by Saudi Arabia and the UN, in addressing the plight of the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, saying that the world has a responsibility to end this humanitarian crisis.
The Kuwaiti FM revealed that the Kuwaiti delegation took part in 26 meetings and conferences held on the sideline of the UN General Assembly this year.