ANKARA: The delegation of the Parliamentary Friendship Group (Kuwaiti-Turkish) headed by MP Mohammed Al-Mutairi met on Thursday with its counterpart friendship group in Ankara at the building of the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the participation of MPs Abdullah Al-Enezi, Dr. Falah Al-Hajri, and the Ambassador of Kuwait to Turkey, Wael Al-Enezi.

Al-Mutairi said in a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) after the meeting that the two sides stressed the need to raise the level of trade exchange and the volume of mutual investments, economic and defense cooperation, especially as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them and their association with about 62 agreements covering all areas of cooperation.

Al-Mutairi emphasized the depth of relationships. He pointed to the appreciation of the Turkish side and recalled the solidarity of Kuwait’s leadership and people with Turkey following the devastating earthquake that struck the city of Gaziantep in February last year and the launch of an urgent relief campaign by Kuwait (Kuwait is next to you) under the directives of His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

ANKARA: Kuwaiti and Turkish delegations hold on Thursday in Ankara to raise the level of trade exchange and the volume of mutual investments.- KUNA photos

He said that the Kuwaiti delegation urges Turkish companies to invest directly in Kuwait. Al-Mutairi added that the Kuwaiti and Turkish sides stressed the importance of stopping the crimes of Zionist occupation in the Gaza Strip and in occupied Palestine and holding the Zionist entity accountable. The delegation of the Parliamentary Friendship Group also met with the head of the Investment Office of the Turkish presidency, where the delegation discussed economic relations, raising the level of trade exchange, and investment opportunities. — KUNA