AMMAN, JORDAN – Prime Minister of Jordan Dr. Bisher Khasawneh met Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, who is in the Kingdom to head his country’s delegation in the 21st Amman International Book Fair.
During the meeting, which was attended by Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs, Faisal Shboul, Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, and Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan, Aziz Daihani, Khasawneh stressed the “deep-rooted, distinguished and brotherly” Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations in all fields.
The PM also said bilateral relations are a model, thanks to attention of King Abdullah II and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Khasawneh referred to the two countries’ shared views on Arab, regional and international issues, especially their “firm, fixed and principled” stance towards centrality of Palestinian cause.
The PM said this position reflects the two countries’ support for the Palestinian right to establish an independent state with full sovereignty with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said that the solution to the issue can be found within the framework of the two-state solution that enjoys international community’s full unanimity to ensure the region’s security and stability.
Khasawneh appreciated Kuwaiti investments in Jordan and said the Kingdom welcomes more such investments in several vital sectors.
The PM also said Kuwaiti students enrolled at Jordanian universities and institutes receive attention and care from the government and people.
The Kuwaiti minister stressed the “historic” bilateral relations and the keenness to strengthen them to serve common interests.
The minister also expressed happiness to take part in 21st Amman International Book Fair and to be its guest of honor.
Al-Mutairi stressed on media outlets’ positive role in the two countries, which reflect their “fraternal” relations at the official and popular levels.
He lauded the Jordanian community’s contributions to the process of Kuwait’s development.
The minister commended attention paid to Kuwaiti students enrolled at Jordan’s universities.