— Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi praised on Wednesday Kuwait’s political and diplomatic ties with all countries, especially with China.

This came during the talks held between Minister Yi and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah in Wuxi city east China’s Jiangsu Province, said Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement.

According to the statement, the Chinese minister hailed Kuwait’s vital role in maintaining peace and stability regionally and globally.

The minister conveyed the greetings of Chinese President Xi Jinping to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and to the Kuwaiti leadership, government and people.

He stressed that the leaderships of the two countries had established a high degree of mutual trust and friendship, which provided security and political stability for the Sino-Kuwaiti relations, and their development and advancement.

Furthermore, he touched on the historic and friendly ties between the two countries, saying that Kuwait was the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic relations with China, and it was the first to respond to the (Belt and Road) initiative.

The statement also said that the two sides agreed on the need to enhance compatibility between the “Belt and Road Initiative” and “Kuwait Vision 2035” and speed up the formulation of a five-year cooperation plan and the establishment of a work mechanism in this regard.

Both sides also shed light on regional and international issues, such as Palestine, Yemen and the Iranian nuclear file, in addition to the situation in Iraq and Syria, it added.

Source: Kuwait News Agency