Kuwait and Tunisia sign 8 deals on cooperation.
Date
12/13/2015 11:10:11 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT Dec 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said the eight documents signed with Tunisia on Sunday will open new horizons for cooperation various fields of vital importance.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche at the conclusion of the third session of the Joint Higher Commission tonight Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said the new documents took to 50 the total number of deals with Tunisia since the establishment of the diplomatic ties 53 years ago.
"Over the last five decades the two sisterly countries maintained high-level visit exchanges which contributed to the strengthening of the bilateral ties in all fields" he pointed out.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled welcomed Baccouche who pays his first visit to Kuwait as foreign minister saying this visit will add momentum to the special ties between the two countries.
He noted that he and the Tunisian minister had the honor earlier in the day of meeting His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who instructed doubling the efforts to realize the aspirations of the peoples of both countries.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled added that he held bilateral in-depth talks with Baccouche on the mechanisms of the partnership in all domains.
"The talks showed that our viewpoints are identical on almost all issues including the security ones. We renewed denunciation of the acts of terrorisms that hit many sisterly and friendly countries including Tunisia" he went on.
He reaffirmed Kuwait's support to Tunisia in all measures it might deem necessary for combating terrorism drying out the sources of funding for terrorism maintaining security and stability and promoting democracy and the rule of law.
He added that the GCC member countries are committed to cooperation with the international community in the fight against terrorism and backed up the recent UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter on sponsors and financiers of terrorism.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled reaffirmed Kuwait's support to the efforts aiming to reach a political settlement to the Syrian crisis.
"We are interested in following up the outcomes of the Vienna I and Vienna II conferences and the plans for forming a transitional government in Syria in early 2016 write a new constitution and prepare for new elections within 18 months" he noted.
He voiced hope that the meeting suggested by US Secretary of State John Kerry in New York next month will help push for a political solution to the Syrian crisis. (end) hrz.tb.gb
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