PM visits Kuwait Pavilion in Expo Milano 2015

Kuwaiti PM’s meeting with Pope ‘another milestone in ties’ – Sheikh Jaber meets Italian President, PM

His Highness the Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah’s meeting with Pope Francis was “another milestone in Kuwait-Vatican relations”, said a statement by the Kuwaiti Embassy in the Vatican. The statement came after the conclusion of H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak’s visit which saw him also meeting with the Vatican’s Cardinal Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States.

The statement indicated that H.H the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude towards the Vatican’s role in building bridges amongst nations. It went on saying that Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak handed in a written letter from HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Pope Francis. HH the Amir’s letter included greetings from the Kuwaiti leader and an invitation for the Pope to visit Kuwait.

Pope Francis, on his part, commended His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his efforts within the humanitarian field which led to the UN honoring in New York last year. The UN named HH the Amir as a “Humanitarian Leader” and Kuwait as a “Humanitarian Center”. The statement touched on the meetings between the Kuwaiti and Vatican parities during His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak’s visit. The meetings touched on the regional situation in the Middle East and efforts to help refugees, namely Syrians, to overcome their plight. The meetings resulted in the signing of several memoranda of understanding on the foreign relations level. Kuwait was the first GCC nation to establish diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1969.

The meeting was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al- Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khalid Sulaiman Al-Jarallah and members of the Kuwaiti delegation and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khalid Al-Sabah.

Italian counterpart

HH the Kuwait’s Prime Minister held talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, in the Italian capital Rome. The candid talks reflected the fifty-year-long relations between Kuwait and Italy. His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber and Italian Premier Renzi discussed the furtherance of developing bilateral relations and cooperation in the political, economic, military, cultural and scientific fields as well as people-to-people relations.

PM visits Kuwait pavilion

His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited Kuwait’s Pavilion and was received at the venue by Caretaker of Kuwait’s Pavilion Faisal Al-Mutalaqem and Kuwait’s Consul General in Milan Haji Bukhadour.

HH toured the different sections of the pavilion and listened to presentations made by pavilion officials and participating institutions. He also attended a function to celebrate the first anniversary of the UN honour for HH Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the UN proclamation of HH the Amir as a “Humanitarian Leader” and of Kuwait as a “Humanitarian Centre”.

His Highness the Premier applauded the efforts of the Kuwait pavilion team to show the world the civilized image of Kuwait and spoke highly about Kuwaiti people’s use of new technology to overcome nature’s challenges.