(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Kuwait affirmed its support for the Food and Agriculture Organization, namely through rallying for regional cooperation for sustainable agricultural development and tackling the issue of food security.
The director of the economy department of Kuwait's Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Sheikh Ali Khalid Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, said in a statement to KUNA that his presence at the regional FAO conference for the Near East on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, depicted keenness of the Kuwaiti government on taking part, actively, in such international forums for sake of boosting inter-nations cooperation for boosting development, regional and international food safety.
He praised outcome of the 31st session of the ministerial meeting of the Middle East member states noting that the final communique of the concluded meeting was fruit of positive dialogue on strategies that address "structural flaws" that obstruct efforts for tackling the issue of food security in the region.
He affirmed Kuwait's strong support for the FAO policy of alleviating rates of poverty and improving nutrition in the Middle East, and reiterated backing for boosting agricultural investments and role of the private sector.
Kuwait's policy is in harmony with objectives of the international organization, namely at the levels of involving civil associations, the private sector and bolstering cooperation among the regional countries to overcome hurdles in this sector, he added.
Elaborating, Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled singled out HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's initiatives of setting up a special fund for aiding citizens in coping with soaring prices of commodities, another fund for supporting small enterprises, at the national as well as Arab levels, and Kuwait's hosting of a special conference for re-construction of East Sudan.
Furthermore, Kuwait allocates 0.7 percent of its gross domestic product for supporting development in other nations and devotes special effort for limiting food waste.
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