Sultanate gears up to receive Emir of Kuwait
MUSCAT: With high esteem and appreciation, Muscat prepares to receive His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s guest, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait who is coming on a three-day state visit starting today to his second home country.
Omanis prepare to receive their esteemed guest with warm welcome and open hearts.
A statement by the Diwan of Royal Court, says that “Crowning the strong, close and brotherly relations between the two countries, and in response to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s invitation, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, will pay a three-day State visit to the Sultanate, starting on Monday, February 20, 2017.”
The Emir of Kuwait will be accorded an official welcome. The visit enhances the cooperation march between the Sultanate and Kuwait and out of both leaders’ keenness to enhance the joint interests between the two countries.
The Emir of Kuwait will be accompanied by an official delegation comprising Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Deputy Chief of the National Guard ; Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al Sabah, Deputy Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs; Sheikh Khalid Al Jarrah Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Anas Khalid Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance; Ahmed Fahd Al Fahad, Director of the Office of Emir of Kuwait; Sheikh Khalid Al Abdullah Al Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah, Chief of the Emiri Protocols, Khalid Sulaiman Al Jarallah, Deputy Foreign Minister; Yousuf Hamad Al Roumi, Chief of the Emiri Diwan’s Media and Cultural Affairs ; Sheikh Fawaz Al Saud Al Nasser Al Saud Al Sabah, Chief of Political and Economic Affairs at the Emiri Diwan; Ali Fahd Al Rashid, Advisor at the Emiri Diwan and Mazin Isa Al Isa, Undersecretary for the Information and Computer Centre Affairs at the Emiri Diwan; Nasser Haji Al Mezain, Assistant Foreign Minister for the GCC Affairs and Fahd Hajar Al Mutairi, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the Sultanate and other officials.
Thanks to the royal care of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, the Omani- Kuwaiti relations have managed since many years ago to go beyond the traditional relations among the sisterly states. There are many things in common between HM the Sultan and the Emir of Kuwait, such as close ties, high esteem, cordial relations and continuous communications.
The Emir of Kuwait’s visit crowns the strong relations and close bonds that bind the two states and people at all the official and local levels and in all fields. The relations between the Sultanate and Kuwait is making steady and tangible strides towards achieving the prospective aims at the bilateral level or within the cooperation among the GCC States. The two wise leaderships are very keen on enhancing the relations between the two states and people building on the common and mutual interests.
Besides the strong bases and fundamentals of the Omani- Kuwait relations, which make them a model for relations among brothers, the visit of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah and his talks with His Majesty the Sultan will cover a number of issues of interest for the brotherly states and people.