EU High Representative praises Kuwait as close, reliable partner

EU High Representative praises Kuwait as close, reliable partner

BRUSSELS: European Union High Representative Josep Borrell has praised Kuwait as a close and reliable partner and a voice of moderation in the Gulf region. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, on Saturday, the EU foreign policy chief spoke on the expanding EU-Kuwait relations, Kuwait’s role for stability in the Gulf region, cooperation to find solutions to end the war in Ukraine, energy cooperation, Iran’s nuclear deal, among other issues.

Borrell has said he is looking forward to the first visit in his capacity as the EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy/Vice President of the European Commission to Kuwait. He noted that he had met Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on a number of occasions in the past and was looking forward to see him again.

“This will be already my third meeting with foreign minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah since the beginning of the year, and our contacts so far and this visit are a confirmation of a very dynamic relationship between the EU and Kuwait,” Borrel said. Kuwait is a close and reliable partner for the EU, Borrel affirmed in the special interview with the Kuwaiti news agency.

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