| Kuwait voices desire to boost ties with China |
| | Tue, 15 May 2012 |
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KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwaiti Consul General in Hong Kong Bader Al-Tunaib met on Tuesday with the Commissioner-General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Sung-Joo, voicing desire to elevate further the close ties between Kuwait and the Asian nation.
Al-Tunaib, during a phone call with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), hailed the distinguished bilateral relations between Kuwait and China, expressing desire of enhancing and bolstering those ties, especially that Kuwait is working on diversifying its income sources and turning into an international financial center.
The diplomat, during the meeting with the new Commissioner-General, congratulated him on assuming his duties.
Kuwait signed lately a number of important agreements with China, related to encouragement and protection of investments, double taxation avoidance, and economic cooperation -- indications of strengthening the cooperation between the two nations, he affirmed.
Sung-Joo expressed thanks for the Kuwaiti diplomat's congratulations, praising the remarkable deep-rooted ties between his country and Kuwait, besides the active Kuwaiti presence in Hong Kong, he said.
He wished to see further development of those ties, expressing readiness for a sustainable cooperation to facilitate tasks of all heads of accredited diplomatic missions.
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