Amir receives Brunei’s FM
KUWAIT:
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, accompanied by the visiting Brunei’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lim Jock Seng. The reception was attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
Following the meeting, Minister Seng and Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled held follow-up discussions after His Highness the Amir’s visit to Brunei last October, a statement by the Foreign Ministry noted. Moreover, talks centered on issues of mutual concern as well as strategies to boost bilateral ties in all fields, the statement added. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also held a luncheon banquet in honor of the visiting Bruneian official and his accompanying delegation. Senior officials of Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry attended the meeting.
The visiting minister later met with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq AlGhanem, and they discussed cooperative relations between both friendly countries and ways of promoting and developing them in various fields through coordination and exchange of experience and activities. They also addressed a number of major issues and matters that concern both sides, along with the latest regional and international developments. Minister Seng also met with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Amir meets officials
Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir also received Ghanem and His Highness Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak. Separately, His Highness Crown Prince received Sheikh Talal Fahad AlAhmad Al-Sabah, Sheikh Ahmad AlAbdullah Al-Sabah, as well as Ghanem and His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak. His Highness Crown Prince also met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled AlHamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah.
Winners congratulated
In other news, His Highness the Amir sent a cable to Maali Al-Asousi, congratulating her on being the recipient of the UAE’s ‘Arab Hope Maker’ award for her humanitarian deeds. In his cable, His Highness the Amir applauded Asousi’s distinctive contributions, wishing her every success. His Highness the Crown Peince and His Highness the Prime Minister sent Asousi similar cables of congratulations.
His Highness the Amir also sent a cable on Wednesday to Director General of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Dr Adnan Shihab-Eldin, congratulating him on receiving a French honorary order for his scientific contributions. His Highness the Crown Peince and His Highness the Prime Minister sent Shihab-Eldin similar cables. —KUNA