NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya delivered a speech to the UN Security Council session on “multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order” on Tuesday. He highlighted the need of the international community recommitting itself to the principles and goals of the UN Charter, saying it is the cornerstone of multilateral cooperation in the face of mounting challenges.

Kuwait reiterates the call for reforming the UN Security Council and the entire UN system and backs the efforts aiming to make the UN more effective, impartial, transparent, representative and credible, he stressed.

NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Both sides discussed the friendly relations in various areas as well as regional and international issues of common concern, including Ukraine crisis, the tragic situation in Gaza Strip and latest developments of the situation in the Middle East.

NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met on Tuesday with Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Al-Ibrahim on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

NEW YORK: Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bou-Habib on the fringes of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Al-Yahya drew attention to the formidable challenges facing the international community, including food insecurity, shortage of energy, climate change, poverty and conflicts which pose threats to international peace and security. He underscored the roles of major countries in creating fairer and more balanced partnerships with developing countries through technology transfer and development assistance in keeping with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Agenda. — KUNA