HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has a great stature in the heart of every Qatari citizen.
In remarks to Kuwait TV programme, ‘What’s Next’, HE Sheikh Mohamed congratulated the Kuwaiti Amir for receiving the honour of the  Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, and congratulated the Kuwaiti, Qatari, and Gulf people on this honour. HE Sheikh Mohamed said the Kuwait Amir is the dean of Arab diplomacy and the leader of its path. He added: “We believe that the honour is deserved and a culmination of a series of accomplishments after His Highness was named Leader of Humanitarian Action in 2014.” HE Sheikh Mohamed pointed out that the Amir of Kuwait is known for rational approach with which he manages the Kuwaiti foreign policy, adding that the quiet and rational policy, unfortunately, is today considered a rare currency in the world. He said Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Kuwait are a beacon shining with this rationality.
The minister said Kuwait has a great and prominent position among nations, thanks to its helping hand extended to all countries of the world.
He said Kuwait is a pioneering country in establishing development work as it established the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in 1961, and added that Kuwait has extended its projects and gifts to all countries of the world.
The minister pointed out that during its membership in the Security Council in 2018-2019, Kuwait made constructive and positive contributions, and had defended human rights and issues that alleviates the sufferings of Arab and other people, and had also played a constructive role in preserving global peace and security. The Amir of Kuwait has a very great and prestigious position in the heart of every Qatari citizen, especially as at the beginning of the Gulf crisis in 2017, he travelled from one country to another trying to heal the rift, and his commitment to these efforts has continued to bring back cohesion to the Gulf, the foreign minister said.
He affirmed that Qatar, the government and people, appreciates the efforts of the Kuwait Amir and also the efforts of Kuwait not only in contributing to solving the Gulf crisis, but also in other crises, and the humanitarian contributions it makes, whether in Yemen or Iraq after the war, reconstruction and other humanitarian issues of concern to the Arab people.
He pointed out that Kuwait has a honourable stance towards the Palestinian issue and supports the brotherly Palestinian people to obtain their state through a just solution. (QNA)
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