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BEIJING, Oct 17 (KUNA) -- Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi and Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying
discussed here on Monday ways of boosting commercial ties and increasing trade
exchange between the two countries, which amounted to USD 8.55 billion last
year.
A statement by the Kuwait Embassy in Beijing, received by KUNA, said
Al-Khaldi proposed forming a joint committee to review trade relations between
Kuwait and China.
Al-Khaldi invited Chinese companies and institutions to invest in Kuwait,
benefit from the special privileges offered by the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, and participate in development projects, the statement said. He
called for holding exhibitions in Kuwait to introduce Chinese products.
The meeting was attended by the Third Secretary at the Kuwait Embassy in
Beijing Saleh Mousa'ad Al-Harran, Nasser Saleh Al-Mutairi, Director of the
office of Undersecretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Khalid
Mohammad Al-Azmi, head of International Relations at the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
Khaldi arrived here on Sunday on weeklong visit to take part in the
Guangzhou Trade Fair. (end)
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