The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, welcomed his Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to Downing Street today.
Mr Sunak applauded the historic and strong friendship between the UK and Kuwait, which has endured for 125 years, and as the significant 70th anniversary of the opening of the Kuwait Investment Office in London is marked, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a new UK-Kuwait Investment Partnership by Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston, the UK’s minister for investment, and Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister Dr Saad Al Barrak.
The new investment partnership is designed to drive significant new investment into UK industries and support Kuwait’s changing economy. Lord Johnson said it “marks a new chapter” in British-Kuwaiti relations and would bring “new jobs and opportunities across UK life sciences, renewables, education and tech”.
The Prime Minister and his Highness the Crown Prince also discussed work to deepen our longstanding cooperation on defence, including in cyber security. 10 Downing Street said that Mr Sunak welcomed Kuwait’s constructive role in upholding regional security and the Crown Prince’s support for diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.