Kuwait-French dialogue explores new horizon

Move to further cement political cooperation

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 23, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Europe Affairs Walid Al-Khobeizi said the first meeting of the KuwaitiFrench Strategic Dialogue, held here on Wednesday, reviewed the bilateral ties and ways to promote cooperation in various fields.

The meeting, that gathered Jerome Bonnafont, director of the North Africa and Middle East Dept. of the French Foreign Ministry, highlighted the need to set up a higher committee on cooperation to further cement the political cooperation, he told KUNA.

Both sides agreed to coordinate stances of both countries on various regional and international issues and settle the disputes in the Middle East region through political means.

They commended the level of military cooperation between the two countries in terms of armament and training, Al-Khobeizi pointed out.

France renewed its full support to the mediation efforts, being made by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to resolve the Gulf crisis, he went on.

Regarding the economic ties, both sides agreed to increase the trade exchanges and joint investment and tap into the promising opportunities of investment, he said, adding that today’s talks dealt also with the educational and cultural exchanges.