NEW YORK: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, discussed the economic and investment cooperation with representatives of major US corporations and agencies. The Crown Prince received at his New York residence President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Jonathan Gray, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group David M Rubenstein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group David M Solomon, Goldman Sachs Executive Mohammad Al-Derbas and Chief Commercial Officer at Microsoft Judson Althoff.

His Highness the Crown Prince also received Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce for Middle East Affairs Steve Lutes and a number of representatives of major US firms. He conveyed to his guests the greetings of His Highness the Amir, voicing a desire to strengthen the presence of the global firms in Kuwait to enhance exchanging knowledge and investment cooperation. The meetings were attended by Kuwait Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, Director General of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority Sheikh Dr Meshal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Ambassador to the United States Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Tareq Mohammad Al-Banai. — KUNA