European Parliament delegation to begin Kuwait visit on Tuesday

European Parliament delegation to begin Kuwait visit on Tuesday

Brussels (UNA-OIC) – A five-member delegation from the European Parliament will begin on Tuesday a four-day visit to Kuwait, with the aim of deepening the EU-Kuwait partnership high on their agenda.
“On both sides, I sense a strong interest and will to strengthening our partnership, and I very much look forward to doing so,” Member of the European Parliament Sven Simon, who will lead the EP delegation, told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) in an interview in Brussels.
The EU and Kuwait “share many vital common interests such as promoting regional stability and respect of universal human rights, as well as developing joint and coordinated responses to global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, extremism, and terrorism,” Simon pointed out, adding, “I regard my upcoming visit as an excellent opportunity to discussing all of these issues.”
The five MEPs, who are members of the EP’s Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP) will be in Kuwait from 2 to 5 November, to take part in the 10th EP-Kuwait inter-parliamentary meeting.
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