Kuwait-Djibouti ties strong, stresses ambassador
DJIBOUTI: “Kuwaiti relations with Djibouti are unique and based on mutual respect and constant coordination on issues of mutual interest, and the visit later yesterday by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid AlHamad Al-Sabah reflects the strength of these ties.”
This was a remark by the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Djibouti Fayez Al-Mutairi, who added that Kuwait was quick to support the country since its independence within the framework of its policy of supporting all Arab countries by all means.
Al-Mutairi recalled that Djibouti was among the participants at the Third Africa Arab Summit hosted in Kuwait back in November and signed a number of financing agreements with Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).
KFAED had extended a helping hand to the country on a number of occasions and helped finance execution of a number of infrastructure projects since 1980, he said.
The diplomat noted Kuwaiti “civilian diplomacy” is also strongly present in the country through volunteer work and civil community initiatives in the fields of development projects and charity work.
Officials in the two friendly nations are now looking forward to more cooperation in the fields of investment, economy, culture, and education.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad AlSabah, also current Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council, is to start his visit to Djibouti and he is planned to hold talks with the president and other senior officials.
GCC Secretary General Abdellatif AlZayyani takes part in the talks, which relate to the resolutions regarding Djibouti issued by the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Kuwait back in December.
The council had back then decided to extend development support to Djibouti worth $200 million over a period of five years. The council charged the Secretariat and current chair-state, Kuwait, to oversee the support program.
This is apart from a loan agreement between Djibouti and KFAED worth KD 15 million, signed during the Third Africa Arab Summit.
This comes to help follow through with the Tadjoura-Balho road project, (Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Road). —KUNA