Thursday, 15 January 2009

Kuwait PM holds official talks with Cambodian counterpart

ISRIA

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Tuesday held official talks in Bayan Palace with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.

Attending the discussions was First Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and acting Oil Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Mohammad Al-Hajji Bukhadhour, Advisor to HH the Prime Minister's Diwan and Head of the honorary delegation Sheikh Dr. Salem Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Thailand and non-resident Ambassador to Cambodia.

Other guests included sheikhs, dignitaries and officials from Kuwait's Foreign Ministry, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).

The discussions focused on various forms of cooperation as well as bilateral relations between the two countries and international issues of joint importance, according to a Kuwaiti official.

The talks also resulted in the signature of two agreements and two memorandums of understanding.

A memorandum of understanding was signed by Kuwaiti Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and acting Oil Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah for the KFAED and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.

An agreement for cooperation in tourism was signed by the governments of both countries; on the Kuwaiti side by Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Ahmad Baqer and on the Cambodian side by Minister of Tourism Thong Khon.

A memorandum of understanding in the field of the exchange of labour was signed on the Kuwaiti side by Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Bader Fahad Al-Duwaila and Cambodian Minister of Labour of Vocational Training Vorng Soth.

Another agreement for the organization of aviation services between both countries was signed on the Kuwaiti side by Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Fawaz Al-Farah and on the Cambodian side by Secretary of State for Civil Aviation Mao HasVannal.

HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah also held a dinner banquet at the honour of the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his accompanying delegation
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