KUWAIT: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who is taking part in the G77+China Summit hosted by Cuba, has affirmed Kuwait’s adherence to the multipolar global order. According to a statement by the ministry of foreign affairs on Saturday, Sheikh Jarrah, the head of the Kuwaiti delegation at the summit, addressed the conference at its venue in Havana. The summit, held on Sept 15-16, is themed “challenges of sustainable development, role of science, technology and innovation”.

Kuwait advocates greater cooperation among states of the globe to address complex challenges facing the human race, the representative of HH the Amir said. It is a necessity to proceed with reforming regional and international organizations, namely the UN and international financial agencies, to ensure transparency and effectiveness of their performance and render them more capable of dealing with current and future crises, he said.

Science, technology and innovation play a pivotal role in “empowering our states to face the current and emerging challenges for sake of attaining sustainable development and ensuring that no one is left behind”, Sheikh Jarrah said.

“Kuwait has always adopted such a role and considers it as a basis upon which coming generations can hinge upon.”

The representative of HH the Amir continued in his address at the international summit, conveying greetings from HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf and expressing gratitude to Cuba for the warm hospitality and good organization of the event. He called for innovative solutions to overcome challenges that have hindered attaining the objectives of the 2030 sustainable development goals.

In line with its responsibility of boosting joint international action, Kuwait, through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, has drawn up a better future for the Middle East in particular and the world in general, Sheikh Jarrah said, alluding to KFAED’s record of aiding more than 153 states and institutions. Kuwait aspires, within its approach to implement its 2035 development strategy, to invest in human resources, namely the youth, he said, and accordingly, it has taken concrete steps to achieve digital transformation and good governance. – KUNA