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First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday commended Kuwait's role and contributions for supporting the UN operations.
Guterres also thanked Kuwait for the country's vast humanitarian and development assistance around the globe.
The UN chief made the remarks during a meeting with Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) in New York.
For his part, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled thanked Guterres for supporting security and stability at the regional and international level.
The two top diplomats discussed cooperation between Kuwait and the UN agencies ahead of the Gulf country's non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2018-19.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Foreign Minister for Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled's Office Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah and Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN Mansour Al-Otaibi. (end)
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