By Fawaz Karami
KUWAIT, March 29 (KUNA) -- Visiting UK Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Chairman of UK Trade and Investment's Business Ambassadors' Group Lord Jonathan Marland mulled Thursday with Kuwaiti officials bolstering cooperation in cybercrime fighting.
In statements to KUNA before concluding his visit to Kuwait, Lord Marland pointed out British electronic and web companies and experts' are ready to cooperate with Kuwait in the field.
He noted that his accompanying delegation included representatives of several leading UK cyberspace companies.
The UK official disclosed that a team of specialists in the field will visit Kuwait soon to hold talks with Minister of Communications Salem Al-Utheina over prospects and mechanisms for cooperation in this domain.
Meanwhile, Lord Marland said that he had held talks with Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Chairman Badar Al-Saad.
The KIA is one of the major investors in the United Kingdom and has several long-term investments there, he mentioned.
The UK official discussed with Al-Saad expanding Kuwaiti investments in the UK as well as UK companies' contribution to Kuwait's development plan ambitions. (end) fnk.tb.ibi KUNA 291901 Mar 12NNNN