Yemen FM lauds Kuwait role in country’s peace, ‘development’
‘Kuwait one of top countries supporting Yemen’
ADEN, July 14, (KUNA): Kuwait had always been one of the top countries supporting Yemen’s peace and security and Yemenis are grateful for the Kuwaiti role in their development as well as for the humanitarian efforts, said Yemeni Foreign
Minister Ahmad bin Mubarak on Wednesday.
In an interview with KUNA on Wednesday, bin Mubarak recalled the peace talks which Kuwait hosted in 2016, a gathering lasting for over 100 days and was brokered by the UN.
He also underlined Kuwait’s efforts to resolve Yemen’s issues and defend its sovereignty during its non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2018-2019.
Kuwait had also played a role in ending the war in Yemen and unite the country in 1979, as it brokered an agreement between the two clashing sides, the minister said.
Meanwhile, he noted that he had held talks with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser AlMohammad Al-Sabah during his last visit to Kuwait, regarding the political situation in his country, especially after Saudi’s initiative to end the war and the efforts of the US and UN envoys.
The talks also involved activating the joint ministerial committee and forming a political talks committee between the two countries foreign ministries, bin Mubarak added.
Moreover, the minister hailed the efforts of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to fund development projects in Yemen over the decades, as well as the efforts of Kuwaiti rescue organizations.
Among Kuwait’s top projects is Sanaa University, where tens of thousands of students had graduated, and the Kuwait hospital in Sanaa, he said.
On Monday, the Yemeni Governor of Abyan Major General Abu Bakr Hussein inaugurated the Shaqra water project, which will benefit about 15,000 people after its rehabilitation, funded by the Kuwait Relief Society, as part of the “Kuwait by your side” campaign that has been going on for seven years.
In a press statement during the launch of the project, Governor Hussein expressed his “deep thanks to the brothers in the State of Kuwait, HH the Amir, the government and the people for their unlimited giving and support in various fields, including the water sector in the governorates of Aden and Abyan and in Yemen in general.”