Jordan-Kuwait committee convenes
AMMAN: The Jordanian-Kuwaiti higher committee met in Amman yesterday, with senior officials from both sides’ public and private sectors attending. The preparatory meeting is mainly aimed at exploring ways of bilateral cooperation and draft agreements, protocols, MoUs and executive programs ahead of a foreign ministerial meeting due in Amman tomorrow. Speaking at the gathering, Kuwait Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Ambassador Fahad Al-Awadhi, who led the Kuwaiti delegation, said today’s meeting came at the behest of both countries’ leaderships for promoting bilateral relations. He lauded Kuwaiti-Jordanian brotherly relations as an example for other Arab ties to follow.
Meanwhile, Secretary-General of the Jordanian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply Yousef Al-Shamali stressed deep Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations, saying that the joint committee’s meeting targets a follow-up of resolutions adopted during the 2012 session. He appreciated Kuwait for helping Jordan get out of its recent economic crisis and carry out development and economic programs. Trade exchange between both sides hiked up to roughly $400 million in 2017, up 4.3 percent over 2016, he said, emphasizing that this figure should be further raised.
Deep-rooted ties In the meantime, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Jordan Aziz AlDaihani said yesterday that the Kuwaiti-Jordanian ties skyrocketed in deep-rooted multi-faceted relations. His remark came in prelude to His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad AlSabah’s visit to the Hashemite Kingdom today. Daihani said that His Highness the Premier’s visit will coincide with the fourth session of the Higher Jordanian-Kuwaiti Committee, co-chaired by the foreign ministers of both countries, which would result in signing 14 agreements, most of which focus on economic, trade and investment. He added that the visit, an invitation by Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, will include a reception by Jordanian King Abdullah II and talks with Razzaz. His Highness the Prime Minister is also to inaugurate the new Kuwaiti Embassy building in Amman.
The visit reaffirms deep-rooted multi-faceted relations between the two countries and is considered an additional step towards buttressing those relations, under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and King Abdullah II, Daihani pointed out. The delegation accompanying His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak comprises Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Trade, Education and Justice and other senior officials, he noted. The delegation also includes several Kuwaiti businesspersons and representatives of the private sector, which confirms the interest in developing economic ties and opening up wider horizons for trade and investment cooperation between the two countries. Relations between Kuwait and Jordan, established in 1961, have progressed in many domains and the two countries are committed to 57 cooperation agreements covering many areas. — KUNA