Kuwait, Britain sign deals on 125 years of relations, cybersecurity

  • Date: 30-Aug-2023
  • Source: Kuwait Times
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwait, Britain sign deals on 125 years of relations, cybersecurity

LONDON/KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned to Kuwait on Wednesday after patronizing and attending the 70th anniversary celebration of the Kuwait Investment Office in London. The visit also came on an invitation from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. HH the Crown Prince was seen off at the airport in London by Special Representative of the British Foreign Secretary Ambassador David Macleod, Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland Bader Al-Awadhi, British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis and several other Kuwaiti and British officials.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) signed a memorandum of understanding on celebrating the 125th anniversary of Kuwait-UK partnership in 2024. The document was inked by Kuwait Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and UK Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade Lord Dominic Johnson at Lancaster House, west London, on Tuesday in the presence of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Kuwait and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland also signed on Tuesday a declaration of intent on establishing Kuwait National Center for Cybersecurity. The document was inked by