By Tamer Abulainain
GENEVA, Aug 22 (KUNA) -- The visiting Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Friday instructed the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva to further enhance the friendly ties with the UN agencies in keeping with the country's foreign policy.
"The cooperation between Kuwait and these organizations serves the urgent humanitarian issues and helps address the impacts of disasters, whether natural or man-made, including the repercussions of bitter political events such as the aggression on Gaza Strip and the ordeal of the Syrian internally-displaced people and refugees," he said.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled made the comments during his meeting with members of the mission, including Kuwait delegates to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other multi-national agencies.
He lauded the role of the permanent mission in representing the interests of the State of Kuwait, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the entire Arab and Muslim nation.
He also instructed the country consulate in Geneva to facilitate the services offered to Kuwait community in Switzerland including the students and tourists.
Kuwait's Permanent Delegate to the UN Office in Geneva Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghnem briefed Sheik Sabah Al-Khaled on the progress of cooperation between the mission and UN agencies and other organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Following the meeting, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled inspected the premises of the permanent mission, the consular division, and the construction works geared for the Kuwaiti community and the growing role of the Kuwaiti diplomacy on the regional and international arenas.
Ambassador Al-Ghnem hosted a dinner banquet in honor of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and Arab delegation accompanying him including Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabil Al-Araby and Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Riad Malki. (pickup previous) ta.gb