Sheikh Sabah Khaled granted Senegal's highest award

KUWAIT, May 28 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's First Deputy premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has been granted Senegal's award of the highest order by President Macky Sall in recognition of Kuwait's efforts in bilateral relations.
The honour of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion was bestowed upon the Kuwaiti official at a ceremony attended by Senegal's foreign minister on behalf of President Sall.
Speaking at the event, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said he was thankful over the president's gesture, which he described as being the "most honest expression of where bilateral relations have reached in terms of strength and sturdiness." Diplomatic relations, which were launched with a Senegalese embassy in Kuwait in 1963 and a Kuwaiti embassy in Senegal eight years later, are a cause for pride and satisfaction, he said, as they continue to witness robust and effective growth under all spectrums.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled went on to praise Senegal's supportive stance of Kuwait at the time of Iraq's invasion of his country.
For his part, Senegal's Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye said that the award was to express appreciation of the Kuwaiti official's characteristics of "humility, honesty, vigour, kindness and generosity." Amid his tenure which started in 2011, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled has added a "personal touch" to Kuwaiti diplomacy, resulting in evident successes on the regional and international levels, he added.
Minister Ndiaye also paid homage to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's efforts on "maintaining peace, security and stability in a region which is currently being affected by much tension and crises." (end) rkf.sd