Kuwaiti FM leaves to Ramallah

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah left on Sunday to Ramallah on his first visit to the West Bank town at an invitation of his Palestinian counterpart Riyadh Al-Maliki.
The visit is expected to be a landmark in the history of the deep-rooted relations between the two Arab countries as it will see the launching of the joint higher commission.
During this visit, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled will deliver a message from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the Palestinian leadership on bilateral relations between the two countries and issues of common interest.
The visit also signals the long-standing commitment of Kuwait's leadership and people towards supporting the Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle for restoring their rights on the Arab and international levels.
He was accompanied by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah, Director of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Arab World Department Ambassador Abdulhamid Al-Failakawi, Kuwait's Ambassador to Jordan Dr. Hamad Al-Duaij and a number of Foreign Ministry officials.
He was seen off at the airport by Director of Protocols at the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Dhari Ajran Al-Ajran, Acting Chief of the Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister's office Saleh Al-Lughani and Foreign Ministry officials.