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The Chinese delegation meets with kuwaiti officials
KUWAIT, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- The ongoing visit of a Chinese delegation to Kuwait is part of a previous joint MoU aiming at setting out mechanisms for developing Silk City and Boubyan Island project, said a Kuwaiti official on Sunday.
The Chinese delegation comprises 35 senior officials led by Vice Chairman of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission Ning Jizhe, CEO of the Apparatus for Developing Silk City and Boubyan Island Faisal Al-Medlej said in a press statement.
Reflecting His Highness the Amir's instructions for turning Kuwait into an international financial, trade and cultural hub, the project would enable Kuwait to regain its regional economic role, he added.
He said he and the Chinese guests had a helicopter flight over the site to see the project on the ground. (end)
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