Kuwait City - KUNA
Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah revealed on Wednesday that Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud will begin an official visit to Kuwait early next week.
The Kuwaiti-Saudi relations are distinguished and developed, Al-Jarallah told reporters following his participation in a ceremony marking China's national day that was organized by the Chinese embassy.
"We are proud of these developed relations and admired by achievements made in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," he said.
The best accomplishment is launching the high-speed rail between Makkah and Medina, he indicated, congratulating the Saudi people on this move, which will be in favor of all Muslims.
He pointed to the key role by Saudi Arabia in serving Muslim nation through continued care for the sacred places.
On ties with China, Al-Jarallah stressed that Kuwait has begun taking practical steps to reactivate deals signed with Beijing.
This will be done through forming a committee at the Foreign Ministry to combine the country's concerned ministries and bodies to apply the deals, Al-Jarallah told reporters.
The strategic partnership with China has been developing day after day, he said, recalling His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's visit to Beijing last July.
Al-Jarallah referred to the deals signed, during His Highness the Amir's visit, between the two countries on economic, commercial, investment and energy cooperation.
The Kuwaiti official described the Chinese-Kuwaiti relations as "historic", indicating Kuwait is the first Gulf state, which established diplomatic ties with China.
He pointed out that China plays an influential and key role in the region, affirming that Kuwait needs to develop its ties with Beijing.
Al-Jarallah, finally, lauded China's honorable and historic stance towards Kuwait during the Iraqi occupation in 1990.