Kuwait City: In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, and H.H. Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, the UAE and Kuwait signed a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.
According to Emirates News Agency, the signings occurred during H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed's official visit to Kuwait, held at Bayan Palace. These agreements are designed to expand the scope of strategic partnerships between the two countries and support their mutual development priorities.
The agreements and memoranda cover a broad range of areas. An MoU for cooperation in the health sector was signed by Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, UAE Minister of Health and Prevention, and Dr. Ahmed Abdul Wahab Al-Awadi, Minister of Health of Kuwait. An agreement between the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and the Sheikh Soud Nasser AlSabah Kuwait Diplomatic Institute was signed by Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, and Abdullah Ali Al Yahya, Foreign Minister of Kuwait.
In the realm of infrastructure, Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Dr. Noura Mohammed Al-Mashaan, Minister of Public Works and Municipality of Kuwait, signed an MoU in the field of land transport and roads infrastructure. Additionally, a social development MoU was signed by Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, UAE Minister of Community Empowerment, and Dr. Amthal Hadi Al-Huwaila, Minister of Social Affairs, Social Development, and Family and Childhood of Kuwait.
Further agreements were signed in industry and advanced technology, education, oil and gas cooperation, combating human trafficking, legal cooperation, electricity, water, future energy, and promoting direct investment. A notable agreement was the "Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership," which now includes the Kuwait Investment Authority as a partner.
Additionally, a contract was signed between Kuwait's Ministry of Defence and the UAE's EDGE Group for the procurement and delivery of several 'Falaj 3' class missile boats, marking a significant step in defense collaboration.