The Authorities of Japan yesterday awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Solar, one of many Japan’s highest honors bestowed by the Emperor of Japan, to His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to fostering and deepening the bonds of friendship between Kuwait and Japan.
In a press release issued by Kurihara Rei, Second Secretary on the Embassy of Japan in Kuwait, it was famous that “His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed has made distinctive contributions through the years to the event, consolidation, and enlargement of Kuwaiti-Japanese relations by his numerous capacities—as Minister of State for Overseas Affairs, Head of the Amiri Diwan, and later as Prime Minister.”
The assertion recalled that in 1990, in the course of the Gulf Battle, His Highness visited Japan as a consultant of the Amir of Kuwait to hunt Japan’s assist. This diplomatic mission resulted in Japan offering $13.5 billion in help and deploying the Japanese Self-Protection Forces abroad for the primary time, laying the inspiration for an enduring relationship of mutual belief between the 2 nations.
As Head of the Amiri Diwan, Sheikh Nasser performed a key function in organizing the go to of the Japanese Crown Prince and his consort (on the time) to Kuwait, in addition to facilitating the official go to of the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to Japan in 1995, which additional strengthened the ties between the Japanese Imperial Household and the Kuwaiti ruling household.
Throughout his tenure as Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser labored diligently to boost financial and commerce cooperation between the 2 nations, notably by the institution of a joint Kuwaiti-Japanese committee and the signing of a bilateral tax settlement, which broadened collaboration past the standard oil sector.
Even after leaving workplace, His Highness maintained shut relations with the Japanese Imperial Household, fostering a mutual bond of respect and belief spanning two generations, and persevering with to play an influential function in advancing Kuwaiti-Japanese friendship.
The assertion concluded: “In recognition of those outstanding achievements and his lifelong dedication to strengthening the partnership between Japan and Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has been awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Solar.”