KUWAIT: The Minister of Information, Culture, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi on Wednesday received, at Kuwait International Airport, the Qatari Sports and Youth Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmad Al-Thani on the occasion of his official visit to Kuwait. In a statement after the reception, minister Al-Mutairi said Sheikh Hamad’s visit depicts the historic bilateral relations bonding the two brotherly countries.

It is also aimed at cementing joint action and cooperation in the sports and youth sectors. He has also indicated that it is the latest of a chain of such brotherly reciprocal visits by officials of the two countries to activate partnership, cooperation, and integration in crucial and vital realms, hoping that it will be capped with positive results for the interests of the Kuwaiti and Qatari youngsters and athletes.

The Kuwaiti-Qatari ties are solid and deeply rooted, under the sagacious leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, he said, affirming the necessity of action according to guidelines by the political leadership to enhance further the distinguished ties “among the brothers.” — KUNA