Min. of French Armed Forces: Relations with Kuwait are deep

KUWAIT, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Barley said on Tuesday that Kuwaiti-French relations are improving in various fields.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a written message from French President Emmanuel Macron concerning the bilateral relations between the two countries.
"The relationship between Kuwait and France is very deep and is improving year after year. We had a very massive military exercise called "Pearl of The West 'which finished a few days ago. And it was extremely demanding but very successful, it shows how deep the relationship is," Minister Barley said.
"We discussed with my colleague about many projects Kuwait and France have developed in the industrial corporation on the military side and we would like very much to improve it. There are many projects and we are very confident in our ability to conclude such projects," she pointed out.
Minister Barley said, "It is my first visit here in Kuwait and I was extremely glad for the warm hospitality of the Kuwait authorities that was provided to the French delegation and we look forward to welcome the Minister of Defense in France very soon." "We intend to develop even further the relationship between the military staffs and of course we look forward to continuing to train the Kuwaiti cadets," she noted. (end) tab.lr