Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid has today concluded his Official Visit to the State of Kuwait.

The purpose of the visit was to reaffirm the commitment of the Maldives to foster the existing close relationship between Maldives and Kuwait, and discuss and explore additional areas for cooperation.

During the visit, Minister Shahid called on the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and delivered a letter from President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Minister Shahid also met with his counterpart, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait Dr. Abdullah Issa Al-Salman and the Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs of Kuwait Khalifa Musaed Hamada.

At the meetings, Minister Shahid briefed the Kuwaiti officials on the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Maldives, and the way forward for the Maldives, going ahead, directed by the Maldives’ National Resilience and Recovery 2020-2022 plan. Ongoing development cooperation projects, and future prospects for collaboration and exchange between the Maldives and Kuwait were also discussed during the meetings.

Minister Shahid was accompanied by the Secretary, Multilateral of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, Dr. Hala Hameed; Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, Moomina Ibrahim; and Assistant Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Salman Zaki.