{"id":82395,"date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/?guid=1d2bf392a5c4892aff10ba9bf368e5ec"},"modified":"2023-01-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T00:00:00","slug":"un-security-council-to-discuss-sanctions-on-three-kuwaitis-in-march-kuwaiti-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/un-security-council-to-discuss-sanctions-on-three-kuwaitis-in-march-kuwaiti-official\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council to discuss sanctions on three Kuwaitis in March – Kuwaiti official"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
– The United Nations Security Council in March will discuss sanctions imposed on three Kuwaiti nationals, after the UN Ombudsman submitted his initial report on the matter, a Kuwaiti official revealed on Monday.<\/p>\n
The matter is being handled with extreme urgency by the Foreign Ministry, Assistant Foreign Minister for Development and International Cooperation Hamad Al-Mashaan told reporters.<\/p>\n
Both the Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Deputy Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi are committed to lifting the sanctions, added the official.<\/p>\n
Al-Mashaan made the remarks on the fringes of his attendance of an Australian Embassy event held to mark Australia Day.<\/p>\n
In regards to Kuwait’s bilateral relations with Australia, the official said both countries are bound by 11 agreements since the launch of their diplomatic ties in 1974.<\/p>\n
Over 500 Kuwaitis receive their higher education in Australia, while joint investments on both sides exceed USD 16 billion, particularly in the oil and investment industries, he explained.<\/p>\n
Australia also remains one of Kuwait’s food security sources, he added, mentioning the role it played during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
During the event, Australia’s Ambassador to Kuwait Melissa Kelly spoke of the importance of these relations, which were founded on three main pillars, namely food security, investment and education.<\/p>\n
She also applauded steps taken by Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry to make her feel welcome in the country since assuming office six months ago<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Kuwait News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
– The United Nations Security Council in March will discuss sanctions imposed on three Kuwaiti nationals, after the UN Ombudsman submitted his initial report on the matter, a Kuwaiti official revealed on Monday.The matter is being handled with extreme …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n