Pakistan-Kuwait Relations Close, Cordial: Ambassador ‘Ties Rooted In Religion And History’ KUWAIT CITY, Nov 9, (KUNA): Pakistan has “close and cordial relations” with Kuwait, said its Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain, who highlighted that the government of Prime Minister Muhammed Sharif is particularly keen on these relations. “The two countries have these relations which are rooted in religion and history and they are very close to each other,” he said in an interview with KUNA. “When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the government of Pakistan extended full support to Kuwait at international forums and practically on ground. Pakistani troops came here (Kuwait) for mine cleaning and nine of them embraced martyrdom,” he added. The ambassador was speaking on the occassion of the upcoming official visit to Pakistan of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in between November 10 to 12 in response to a recent invitation extended by his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. The high-level visit comes seven years after another made by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Jaber Al-Sabah in 2006. On the opposite side, the ambassador said that both Pakistan’s president and prime minister made several visits to Kuwait in recent years. These include visits of the then President Asif Ali Zardari in February, 2011 to participate in special celebrations marking the Golden Jubilee of Kuwaiti independence, the 20th anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation and the five-year anniversary of HH the Amir’s ascendancy, followed by a bilateral visit in May, 2011.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:15:16 +0000