Month: September 2024

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jassem Al-Budaiwi said that GCC member states had successfully overcome various obstacles.

This came during a lecture at Sheikh Saud Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute titled “The GCC: Four decades of achievements towards integration and facing challenges”, attributing the achievement to the guidance and wise leadership of founding and current GCC leaders.

The event was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and a host of diplomats.

Al-Budaiwi discussed the historical motivations behind the establishment of the Council, noting that the primary objective was to unify efforts in addressing regional and global challenges.

He further explained that the geographic location of GCC countries has placed them in a dynamic environment, characterized by numerous regional challenges and changes, which necessitated a united front in strengthening and harmonizing G
ulf efforts to overcome and adapt to.

Al-Budaiwi also highlighted several current and future joint Gulf projects, underscoring their positive impact on the peoples of the GCC states and the relationships between the six-member bloc and countries and organizations worldwide.

The GCC was established in 1981 and held its first summit meeting on May 25 of the same year in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Kuwait Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan affirmed that the meeting with the visiting Chinese delegation to Kuwait comes within the framework of Amiri directives on speeding up the implementation of major projects.

This came in Al-Mashaan’s statement to KUNA, following her meeting with the Chinese delegation earlier today, in the presence of Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Sameeh Hayat, Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwei, senior officials from the Ministries of Public Works and Foreign Affairs, and specialized engineers in ports and municipality.

Al-Mashaan confirmed that there are seven agreements signed with the Chinese government, the first of which concerns the completion of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project, indicating that the completion rate is about 50 percent of the first phase.

She stressed keenness of Chinese government companies and institutions in implementing the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project in all its stages, explaining that China is very prominent
in the fields of construction, management and operation of ports.

She pointed to the ongoing talks with the Chinese government side, the path of strengthening bilateral economic relations and ways to develop them.

Source: Kuwait News Agency