BEIJING: Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works Dr. Noura Al-Mashaan Wednesday restated her country’s commitment to global sustainable transport involving infrastructure development and initiatives for promoting green transport and cutting emissions. The minister made the remarks while addressing the Global Sustainable Transport Forum (GSTF) 2024, held in Beijing with the theme Sustainable Transport Logistics Connecting the World,” the Ministry of Public Works said in a press statement. She also expounded on Kuwait’s 2035 Vision that complies with the UN Agenda 2035 for Sustainable Development, saying that the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Roads and Transportation has a strategic plan including bids for new road projects.

The Kuwaiti minister, further, attended a ministerial session held on the sidelines of the forum on ways of sharing expertise and cooperation in the field of sustainable development. The gathering is mainly meant to promote global transport cooperation and construct a safe, convenient, efficient, green, economical, inclusive, and resilient sustainable transport system as an inherent requirement of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Many Arab and world transport ministers are participating in the forum.

Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and her high-profile accompanying delegation visits Chinese firms. – KUNA photos

Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan at the Global Sustainable Transport Forum held in Beijing.

Minister visits Chinese firms

Kuwait’s Minister and her high-profile accompanying delegation visited on Tuesday a number of Chinese firms and institutions. Al-Mashaan will participate in the Global Sustainable Transport Forum (GSTF) 2024 on Thursday. Speaking to KUNA, Al-Mashaan said she and her delegation paid a visit to the headquarters of the Chinese company tasked with carrying out and developing Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project and the fully-automated Port of Tianjin, one of China’s latest facilities.

The minister further paid a visit to Chinese governmental laboratories specialized in artificial waves and soil treatment, as she was briefed on the latest global techniques and equipment used in this field. During her participation in the forum tomorrow, she is set to meet with a host of senior Chinese officials and international organizations specialized in transport field to discuss means of enhancing cooperation and sharing expertise. Al-Mashaan’s delegation includes Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Affairs Ambassador Samih Jawhar Hayat and Kuwait’s Ambassador to China Jassem Al-Najem, among others. — KUNA