Minister of International Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya acquired on Wednesday the Ambassador of the European Union to Kuwait, H.E. Anne Koistinen, who delivered a written message from Kaja Kallas, the EU’s Excessive Consultant for International Affairs and Safety Coverage and Vice-President of the European Fee.
In response to a press release issued by the Ministry of International Affairs, the assembly reviewed the sturdy ties between Kuwait and the European Union and explored methods to strengthen the prevailing partnership throughout numerous fields.
In a separate assertion launched by the European Union Embassy in Kuwait, Ambassador Koistinen expressed the EU’s eager curiosity in constructing a robust, formidable, and fruitful strategic partnership with Kuwait. She careworn that such a partnership would profit each events and assist foster peace, stability, and prosperity within the area.
The ambassador highlighted upcoming occasions, together with the ministerial assembly between the EU and the GCC, and a joint enterprise discussion board to be hosted by Kuwait later this yr.
Ambassador Koistinen described the present interval as a historic second in EU-Gulf relations, as each side intention to deepen their cooperation. She famous that on July 18, the EU member states agreed to launch negotiations with every of the six GCC international locations, together with Kuwait, to ascertain bilateral strategic partnership agreements.
These agreements are supposed to function complete frameworks for cooperation on overseas coverage, safety, commerce, funding, vitality, local weather, digital transformation, training, analysis, innovation, and cultural trade.
The initiative stems from the Joint Assertion on the Strategic Partnership with the Gulf issued in 2022 and reaffirmed throughout the first EU-GCC summit in Brussels in October 2024. The agreements will probably be tailor-made to every Gulf nation’s distinctive context and priorities.
The European Union hopes for a optimistic response from all GCC members, together with Kuwait, to maneuver ahead with negotiations. The agreements are anticipated to enhance ongoing EU-GCC frameworks, resembling discussions on a regional free commerce settlement.
Individually, International Minister Al-Yahya additionally acquired a replica of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Kuwait, Yerzhan Ilykiev, throughout a ceremony on the Ministry’s Basic Diwan.
Al-Yahya wished Ambassador Ilykiev success in his new function and expressed hope for additional improvement of the pleasant relations between Kuwait and Kazakhstan.