KUALA LUMPUR: Representing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah held separate meetings with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of the Philippines and Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet of Cambodia on the sidelines of the second ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit and the ASEAN-GCC-China summit in Kuala Lumpur

At the start of the meeting with President Marcos, the Crown Prince conveyed greetings from His Highness the Amir to the Philippine leader. Both sides reviewed the bilateral relations between Kuwait and the Philippines, exploring ways to further strengthen and develop cooperation in areas of mutual interest. They also discussed recent regional and international developments.

During the meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet, the two parties examined the current state of bilateral relations between Kuwait and Cambodia. Discussions focused on supporting and enhancing these relations for the benefit of both countries and their peoples, alongside exchanges on key regional and global issues.

Both meetings were attended by Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs at the Crown Prince’s Diwan Mazen Issa Al-Issa, Assistant Foreign Minister for the Minister’s Office Affairs Ambassador Bader Saleh Al-Tunayan, Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Sameeh Johar Hayat, with Kuwait’s Ambassador to Malaysia Rashid Mohammed Al-Saleh also present during the Cambodia meeting. — KUNA