Greater Noida (National Desk), December 04: India and Kuwait have signed an MoU on establishing a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) at the level of Foreign Ministers. New Joint Working Groups in areas of Trade, Investment, Education, Technology, Agriculture, Security and Culture, will be set up under the JCC. The JCC mechanism will act as an umbrella institutional mechanism to comprehensively review and monitor the entire gamut of our bilateral relations under the new Joint Working Groups and the existing ones in areas including Hydrocarbons, Health and Consular matters.
Concluded a productive meeting with FM Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya of Kuwait today.
Discussed the multifaceted 🇮🇳 🇰🇼 relations and ways to further expand ties. The agreement signed today to institute a Joint Commission for Cooperation #JCC will surely supplant these efforts.
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— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) December 4, 2024
H.E. Abdullah Ali Al Yahya, Foreign Minister of the State of Kuwait visited India on Tuesday at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (EAM). This is the first official visit of H.E. Abudullah Ali Al Yahya as the Foreign Minister of Kuwait to India.
Both Ministers held bilateral talks on Wednesday in New Delhi and reviewed the entire spectrum of India-Kuwait ties in areas including political, trade, investment, energy, food security and people to people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed in a press release, “Foreign Minister Yahya also made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the visit. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recalled the strong historical bonds between the two countries and conveyed his appreciation to the leadership of Kuwait for the welfare of over a million strong vibrant Indian community in Kuwait.”
India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations, which are rooted in history and have stood the test of time. There have been regular exchanges between both sides which reflect the importance attached to this relationship by both sides. The Indian community living in Kuwait serves as a living bridge for strong people to people ties between the two countries.
