By Samie Al-Dulaimi
WASHINGTON, March 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah affirmed that his country was keen on supporting the Iraqi people on all possible levels.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled's exclusive statement to KUNA came on the conclusion of his visit to the US capital where he headed the Kuwaiti delegation to the ministerial meeting for the global coalition efforts against the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also reflected Kuwait's willingness to partake in the international coalition's efforts to end the terror propagated and carried out by IS.
The Kuwaiti minister took the chance to highlight Kuwait's role in the humanitarian field in Iraq and Syria, saying that these efforts aimed to ease the suffering of refugees and displaced people from both countries.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that the Washington meeting included sideline events, which focused on ways to combat the funding of terrorism and humanitarian issues.
A number of 54 foreign ministers from the coalition's 68 nations took part in the meeting, said the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister. (end) sd.mb