Kuwaiti-Mexico committee to convene in January
Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Amal Al-Hamad announced Monday that the joint Kuwaiti-Mexican committee would hold its first meeting in early January. In a statement to reporters on the sidelines of her participation in a ceremony organized by the Mexican Embassy in Kuwait to celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day, she said that the committee’s main objectives are beefing up economic cooperation and creating investment opportunities between the two friendly countries. She explained that the committee would tackle a wide array of economic, trade and investment issues.
Hamad said that Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mexican direct investment authority to promote joint investments. She congratulated Mexican people on the National Day, stressing Kuwait’s keenness on strengthening economic, cultural and political relations between the two countries.
Sublime efforts
Meanwhile, Ambassador of Mexico to Kuwait Miguel Angel Isidro conveyed the appreciation of the President and People of Mexico to the sublime efforts exerted by His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait towards maintaining the unity of the GCC. “Being one of the GCC founding leaders, His Highness is convinced about the ability of the GCC to protect the heritage and achievements of the member states to meet the targeted objectives of the peoples in the Gulf region,” he said in a speech at the event.
This year also marks forty two years of diplomatic relations between Kuwait and Mexico, the ambassador noted. “Over these years, bilateral dialogue became more dynamic and contacts between our people grew closer,” he said. “I am sure will continue working together with the aim of reaching mutually beneficial opportunities of economic cooperation. There are many areas of cooperation that could be further explored which would bring benefits to both countries and could be the catalyst in bringing the bilateral trade relations between Mexico and Kuwait to a higher level.”