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KUWAIT CITY: Visit of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar
will visit Kuwait on June 9-11, 2021 at the invitation of H.E. Sheikh (Dr.)
Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for
Cabinet Affairs, State of Kuwait. This will be his first visit to Kuwait as
External Affairs Minister. During the visit he will hold high level meetings
and also address the Indian community in Kuwait. He will also carry a personal
letter from Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to H.H. the Amir of Kuwait.
The year 2021-22 marks the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic
relations between India and Kuwait. Traditionally warm and close bilateral
relationship between India and Kuwait is characterized by strong
people-to-people connect. There are around one million Indians residing in Kuwait.
India is amongst the largest trading partners of Kuwait and Kuwait is a major
supplier of oil for India.
In recent weeks, to help fight the second wave of COVID-19 in India, Government
of Kuwait has been in the forefront to ensure sustained and reliable supply of
Liquid Medical Oxygen to India including by establishing an Air/Sea Bridge.
Earlier, H.E. Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister
and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, State of Kuwait, visited India on
17-18 March 2021. Both countries had agreed to establish a Joint Commission at
Foreign Ministers’ level during the visit.