(With ECO-EQUATORIAl GUINEA-KUWAIT-GAMBIA)
MALABO, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe over a project to finance a hospital in the African archipelago.
The agreement worth KD 5 million (USD 17 million) was signed by Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah , and Sao Tome and Principe's Minister of Economy and Finance Americo d'Oliveira dos Ramos.
Moreover, both officials discussed bilateral ties in addition to issues of mutual concern.
The meeting was attended by Kuwait's Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh, Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister Ambassador Saleh Al-Loughani, Kuwait's Amabassador to Equatorial Guinea Assad Al-Bahar, Kuwait's Ambassador to Ethiopia Rashid Faleh and other foreign ministry officials. (end) kah.nam