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First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah holds banquet for Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli
KUWAIT, Aug 22 (KUNA) -- First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah held Tuesday banquet for visiting Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli.
During the banquet, the two officials continued talks over beefing up bilateral cooperation in various domains including economy, development, trade and investment.
The banquet was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh, Chairman of the Kuwait-China Friendship Association Fuad Al-Ghanim, member of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Osama Al-Nesf, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hend Al-Sabeeh, Minister of Housing and Minister of State for Service Affairs Yasser Abul, Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan, and Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah.
Aslo attending were Assistant Foreign Minister for the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Office Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Secretary General of the Planning and Development Secretariat Dr. Khaled Mahdi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Protocols Ambassador Dhari Al-Ajran, Assistant Foreign Minister for Deputy Foreign Minister's Office Affairs Ambassador Ayham Al-Omar, Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund For Arab Economic Development Ghanim Al-Ghonaiman, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Office Ambassador Saleh Al-Loughani, Kuwait's Ambassador in China Sameh Jawhar Hayat, and head of Kuwait Investment Authority's Office in China Abdulrazaq Al-Baijan. (pickup previous)
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