Amir receives letter from Hungarian President

KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto exchange one of three documents they signed yesterday. —KUNA

KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait and Hungary inked yesterday documents stipulating organization of high-level bilateral consultations, cooperation in sports and education and sciences. The inking of the documents came after First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hosted the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto, holding official talks on cementing cooperation in key sectors, issues of joint concern as well a regional and international affairs.

The two sides during the concluded talks signed three documents; a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on holding bilateral consultations between the State of Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, another memo for cooperation in the sports sectors in addition to a program for educational and scientific cooperation between the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education and the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled held a luncheon in honor of the guests at the Foreign Ministry headquarters. Senior ministry officials attended it.

Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, accompanied by Szijjarto. The Hungarian Minister handed His Highness the Amir a letter from President of Hungary Janos Ader regarding bilateral relations. The letter also included an invitation for His Highness Sheikh Sabah to visit Hungary. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.

Later, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Szijjarto and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled. The meeting was attended by head of His Highness the Prime Minister's Diwan Sheikha Etimad Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Ambassador of Kuwait to Hungary Dr Hamad Bu-Rahama.  - KUNA