WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday congratulated Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on being appointed Prime Minister of Kuwait. In a statement, Spokesperson for the US Department of State Mathew Miller said, “The State Department welcomes the appointment of Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new Prime Minister of Kuwait”.

“Sheikh Mohammad has a distinguished career of public service, including as Kuwait’s Ambassador to the United States and as Foreign Minister,” Miller said. “He has long been a champion of the strategic partnership between the United States and Kuwait,” Miller added. “We look forward to deepening our partnership with Kuwait and Prime Minister Al-Sabah as we seek a more peaceful and stable Middle East region,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan congratulated Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah on the same occasion. “I send my congratulations to Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of Kuwait for his appointment as Prime Minister by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,” Sullivan said in a statement.

“The US-Kuwait relationship has been forged over decades to enhance peace and security in the Middle East. “Kuwait is a major non-NATO ally of the United States, and we look forward to continuing our work to deepen economic, cultural, political, security, and people-to-people ties,” Sullivan added. “Our historic partnership is essential to addressing shared challenges and building a more prosperous future for our people,” he noted.

In another development, President Adel Al Asoomi has congratulated Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the Amiri Order appointing him as Prime Minister and assigning him to form a government. Al-Asoomi affirmed in a press release that Kuwait boasts many accomplished experts in various fields and wished the new prime minister success in leading Kuwait’s government. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed an Amiri Order Thursday appointing Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem as Prime Minister and assigning him to form a government. — KUNA