ShareKUWAIT: Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his accompanying delegation arrived in Kuwait on Monday on an official visit to the country. HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the visiting Uzbek President and delegation at the international airport. Senior state officials and ministers were also present. HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal then held a luncheon in honor of President Mirziyoyev and the accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace.
HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal and President Mirziyoyev later oversaw the signing of four agreements during official rounds of talks. Present at the signing ceremony at Bayan Palace were HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah and Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah. The first agreement between the two countries focused on expanding cooperation within the labor force in the private sector. It was Sheikh Fahad and Uzbek Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov.
The second agreement was a protocol to amend an agreement on air cargo cooperation signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya and Saidov. The third agreement was to develop cooperation between the two sides within the domain of smart cities. It was signed by Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Abdullatif Al-Meshari and Saidov. The fourth agreement was within the sector of industrial cooperation, signed by Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Laziz Kudratov.
President Mirziyoyev also received at Bayan Palace Sheikh Fahad, who was accompanied by Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Noura Al-Fassam and Al-Ajeel. President Mirziyoyev also received Al-Yahya. — KUNA
