Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kuwait on December 21-22
| 2024-12-18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold discussions with the Kuwaiti leadership and interact with the Indian community. (File)
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged the robust momentum in bilateral relations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kuwait on December 21-22, 2024. The visit, which comes at the invitation of Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait, will be the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait in 43 years.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold discussions with the leadership of Kuwait. He will also interact with the Indian community in Kuwait, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday (December 18, 2024).
The visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the multifaceted ties between India and Kuwait, the MEA noted.
India and Kuwait share traditionally close and friendly relations which are rooted in history and have been underpinned by economic and strong people to people linkages. India is among the top trading partners of Kuwait. The Indian community with a strength of approximately 1 million is the largest expatriate community in Kuwait.
Prime Minister Modi's visit comes barely a fortnight after India and Kuwait decided to establish a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) at the level of Foreign Ministers. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed in New Delhi on December 4, 2024 by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
New Joint Working Groups in areas of Trade, Investment, Education, Technology, Agriculture, Security and Culture, will be set up under the JCC. The JCC mechanism will act as an umbrella institutional mechanism to comprehensively review and monitor the entire gamut of India-Kuwait bilateral relations under the new Joint Working Groups and the existing ones in areas including Hydrocarbons, Health and Consular matters.
Warmly receiving the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister when the latter called on him, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged the robust momentum in bilateral relations following his September meeting with the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in New York.
During their discussions, PM Modi and Minister Al-Yahya explored avenues to enhance cooperation across key sectors, including trade, investment, energy, technology, culture, and people-to-people ties. Recognising the vital role of the one-million-strong Indian community in Kuwait, PM Modi expressed gratitude to the Kuwaiti leadership for their continued support and care, particularly during challenging times like the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, undertaking a comprehensive review of their bilateral relationship at the 6th round of India-Kuwait Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held on July 24, 2024, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas like trade and investment in addition to health and education.
India has consistently been among the top trading partners of Kuwait. The total bilateral trade with Kuwait during FY 2023-24 was USD 10.47 billion. According to official data, Indian exports have increased from USD 1.56 billion in 2022-23 to USD 2.1 billion in 2023-24.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold discussions with the leadership of Kuwait. He will also interact with the Indian community in Kuwait, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday (December 18, 2024).
The visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the multifaceted ties between India and Kuwait, the MEA noted.
India and Kuwait share traditionally close and friendly relations which are rooted in history and have been underpinned by economic and strong people to people linkages. India is among the top trading partners of Kuwait. The Indian community with a strength of approximately 1 million is the largest expatriate community in Kuwait.
Prime Minister Modi's visit comes barely a fortnight after India and Kuwait decided to establish a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) at the level of Foreign Ministers. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed in New Delhi on December 4, 2024 by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
New Joint Working Groups in areas of Trade, Investment, Education, Technology, Agriculture, Security and Culture, will be set up under the JCC. The JCC mechanism will act as an umbrella institutional mechanism to comprehensively review and monitor the entire gamut of India-Kuwait bilateral relations under the new Joint Working Groups and the existing ones in areas including Hydrocarbons, Health and Consular matters.
Warmly receiving the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister when the latter called on him, Prime Minister Modi acknowledged the robust momentum in bilateral relations following his September meeting with the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in New York.
During their discussions, PM Modi and Minister Al-Yahya explored avenues to enhance cooperation across key sectors, including trade, investment, energy, technology, culture, and people-to-people ties. Recognising the vital role of the one-million-strong Indian community in Kuwait, PM Modi expressed gratitude to the Kuwaiti leadership for their continued support and care, particularly during challenging times like the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, undertaking a comprehensive review of their bilateral relationship at the 6th round of India-Kuwait Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held on July 24, 2024, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas like trade and investment in addition to health and education.
India has consistently been among the top trading partners of Kuwait. The total bilateral trade with Kuwait during FY 2023-24 was USD 10.47 billion. According to official data, Indian exports have increased from USD 1.56 billion in 2022-23 to USD 2.1 billion in 2023-24.
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