Foreign minister attends condolence event of Kuwait's Amir

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen attended the condolence event on the death of the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah last evening at the Amiri Diwan on on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

He was granted an audience with the new Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, when Momen conveyed deep condolences and sympathies from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Mohammed Shahabuddin for the bereaved members of the Royal Family and for brotherly people of Kuwait.

He also conveyed warm greetings to the new Amir from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Mohammed Shahabuddin on his assumption of the office, reads a press release.

During the audience,  Momen recalled the great contribution of the late Amir for the welfare of the Bangladesh community in Kuwait and to the strengthening of the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and Kuwait.

He also extended an invitation from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit Bangladesh shortly to which the new Amir responded positively.

In response, the Kuwaiti Amir thanked the Foreign Minister and his delegation to attend the condolence event and lauded the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her dynamic leadership in transforming the people's lives in Bangladesh.

Momen led a 4-member delegation to the condolence event including the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait, Director General (West Asia) and Director (FMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

The delegation was received and seen off by the high officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait.

The foreign minister returned to Dhaka at 9:30am. He left for Kuwait on 18 December.