Assistant foreign minister partakes at ‘Arab NATO’ conference in US
Move to establish strategic alliance in Mideast
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 14, (KUNA): The Kuwait assistant foreign minister, Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has headed the Kuwaiti delegation that took part in the strategic Middle East conference (MESA) hosted by the US.
Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser, the assistant foreign minister for the affairs of the bureau of the deputy prime minister and foreign minister, chaired the Kuwaiti delegation at the meeting, which convened in Washington late on Wednesday.
The meeting, according to a statement by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was held as part of efforts aimed at establishing a strategic alliance in the Middle East.
Such an aspired coalition is envisaged to beef up security, stability and prosperity in the region and the globe.
The Kuwaiti delegation included Ambassdor Nasser Al-Hajji Al-Muzayen, the assistant foreign minister for GCC affairs, and a number of other ministry officials.
Furthermore, It added that the conference included discussions “on the situation in Syria, air defense in the Arabian Peninsula and a summary of recent multilateral collaboration, including the development of a MESA Counter terrorism Strategy and the formation of the MESA political framework.”
“With the help of MESA, the United States continues to promote a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter outside threats and confront regional challenges,” the statement affirmed.
The statement noted that “MESA is a whole-of-government initiative that works to advance regional stability, security, and prosperity through enhanced multilateral cooperation.”
MESA was first announced during US President Donald Trumps visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2017; in which the Riyadh Declaration described the alliance as contributing “to peace and security in the region and the world.”
The alliance, dubbed as the “Arab NATO,” aims to boost security, stability and prosperity on the regional and international levels
Previous meetings at this level had been hosted by Washington and Riyadh.