New York: Kuwait's Permanent Representative at the United Nations Ambassador Tariq Al-Bannai said that the 60th anniversary of Kuwait's membership at the UN is an important phase in the history of Kuwati diplomacy.
In a statement to KUNA late Friday, commemorating Kuwait's joining of the UN on 14 May, 1963, Al-Bannai noted that Kuwait and the UN share strong ties, as the Kuwaiti leadership is continuously exerting efforts to enhance partnership with the international body.
The two sided have been cooperating with each other in different fields through the decades, especially in the humanitarian, peace, security, economic and developmental fields, he said.
Meanwhile, he underlined the UN Security Council's role in liberating Kuwait from the Iraqi Invasion in 1991.
He also spoke of Kuwait's prominent role in protecting international peace and security during its non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council from 1978 to 1979 and from 2018 to 2019.
Moreover, the ambassador noted Kuwait's strong partnership with the UN in supporting regional and international humanitarian work to ease the suffering of people affected by conflict and natural disasters, especially the country's recent contributions to face the aftermth of the violent earthquake that shook Turkiye and Syria earlier this year.