NEW YORK: Deputy
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad
Al-Sabah said yesterday that the speech delivered by Kuwait's Amiri envoy to
the 74th UN General Assembly had reflected his country's firm stances on
regional and international issues.

In a statement to
KUNA and Kuwait Television, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that the envoy of His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the
Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah had reflected the
exceptional partnership between Kuwait and the UN. It also touched on the New
Kuwait 2035 Vision for development and the Gulf State's interest in contributing
to the implementation of the 17-point UN Sustainable Development Goals
(UNSDGs), said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled about the Amiri envoy's speech delivered
to 91 heads of state, and 45 Prime Ministers.

The speech
highlighted the terrorism acts carried out in the Gulf region's waters and the
threat against regional states such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, indicated
the Foreign Minister, adding that Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak also touched on the
Palestinian cause and its centrality to Arab and Muslim nations. The conflicts
in Yemen and Syria were also touched upon during the Amiri envoy's speech, the
top Kuwaiti diplomat said, affirming that his country called for peaceful
resolutions to the crises.

The issue of
Iraq, pointed out Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, was also highlighted in the speech,
which called for preventing terrorism from affecting the fellow Arab country,
focusing on efforts to boost development there. In regards to Kuwaiti
activities on the sideline of the UNGA, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled indicated that
several meetings were held on the GCC, Arab, and Islamic levels.

Meetings with
Asian countries on the sideline of the UNGA were also held, discussing ways to
boost cooperation, he added. The UNGA this year witnessed a number of prominent
events, such as the climate change summit, religious tolerance gathering called
upon by the US, and others, he said, stressing that Kuwait was keen on
partaking in such events. Kuwait -- alongside the UK and Sweden -- headed a
meeting on Yemen, which was attended by the five UNSC members in addition to
Germany, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled pointed out.

He noted that the
meeting, attended by UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffith, is a
continuation to efforts started by the Stockholm accord meeting for Yemen and
it came in preparation for an upcoming meeting for the war torn country
scheduled in Kuwait. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also pointed to his country's
efforts, shared by Saudi Arabia and the UN, in addressing the plight of the
Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, saying that the world has a responsibility to end
this humanitarian crisis. The Kuwaiti FM revealed that the Kuwaiti delegation
took part in 26 meetings and conferences held on the sideline of the UN General
Assembly this year. - KUNA