US, Azerbaijan envoys praise Kuwaiti approach to fight COVID-19
‘Kuwait has taken active approach in a manner consistent with WHO directives’
KUWAIT CITY, March 24: The US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L. Romanowski affirmed her country’s commitment to work with the rest of the international community to combat and curb the spread of COVID-19, reports Al-Anba daily.
In her first interview with the daily, she praised the efforts exerted by the Kuwaiti government and the effective steps it has taken for dealing with the new coronavirus epidemic.
The ambassador said Kuwait has taken an active approach to prevent the spread of coronavirus in a manner consistent with the directives of the World Health Organization (WHO).
She revealed that the difficult conditions the world is currently experiencing due to the coronavirus outbreak did not prevent it from continuing to enhance bilateral cooperation in political, economic and security aspects, but it contributed to increasing the level of cooperation in the medical field.
Ambassador Romanowski noted that ensuring the safety and security of American citizens in Kuwait, embassy staff and their families is the top priority during the current crisis.
She affirmed that the United States of America is carrying out its international responsibility in assisting countries that are affected and at the risk of disease outbreaks, revealing that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced funding of $ 37 million to countries affected by COVID-19 or at the risk of its spread.
The ambassador revealed that her country sent $100 million and more than 17 tons of humanitarian aid to China in January.
Meanwhile, the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Kuwait Elkhan Kahraman has praised the efforts exerted by Kuwait to prevent the spread of coronavirus, reported Al Rai daily.
In response to an earlier report about 12 infected people who came from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Kahraman explained there was only one Egyptian who came from the Republic of Azerbaijan via the United Arab Emirates by Emirates Airlines (in transit) to Kuwait but he allegedly infected 11 others in Kuwait.
He stated the embassy is still waiting for information about this traveler. The ambassador indicated the traveler did not enter Azerbaijan, pointing out that he came from the Islamic Republic of Iran and was on his way to Azerbaijan via the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. He added, “We do not know where he was infected and whether it was in Iran or the UAE.