Foreign Minister meets Kuwaiti Foreign Minister
As part of his current visit to the State of Kuwait, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, Oman's Foreign Minister, held a meeting today with Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait.
During the meeting, the two Ministers agreed that relations between Oman and Kuwait are deep-rooted in history. They also underlined the two countries’ keenness to enhance relations in all fields.
The Ministers also expressed their satisfaction over the progress of bilateral cooperation and coordination on issues of common concern.
Sayyid Badr and Sheikh Salim exchanged views on regional and international developments, notably the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and its repercussions for the region. They agreed on the need to rally regional and international efforts to stop the war and provide protection and humanitarian relief to civilians.
They reiterated their absolute rejection of Israel’s ongoing violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
Sayyid Badr and Sheikh Salim said the international community must hold Israel accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people and for killing thousands of women, children and innocent unarmed civilians in the Gaza Strip and the rest of occupied Palestinian territories.
The Ministers welcomed the Security Council resolution issued yesterday regarding the call for a humanitarian truce and the necessity of applying unified global standards in applying international law. They agreed that the United Nations Security Council has a fundamental and central responsibility to stop the Israeli aggression, protect civilians from wars and maintain international peace and security in accordance with Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
The Ministers stated that both Oman and Kuwait have consistently supported the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al Quds A’Sharqiyah (East Jerusalem) as its capital, in accordance with international resolutions and the obligation to achieve security and peace in the region.
Sayyid Badr and Sheikh Salim signed two memoranda of understanding (MoU) and two executive programmes in the fields of higher education, protection of competitiveness and technical cooperation in the field of environment (2024-2026) and in the field of developing industrial exports (2024-2025).
The meeting was attended from Oman by Sheikh Ahmed Almaskari, Head of the Foreign Ministry's GCC Department and Dr Saleh Amir Al Kharusi, Ambassador of Oman to Kuwait. It was attended from Kuwait by Sheikh Jarah Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Salim Al Zamanan, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for GCC Affairs.
This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.
