Representative of the Amir's Representative receives World Bank Group President and CEO

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince, received, on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait, may God protect and safeguard him, Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, and Mr. Abdulaziz Ibrahim Al-Mulla, Managing Director of the World Bank Group, today at the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in New York City, on the sidelines of the high-level week of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.

During the meeting, the latest developments regarding the training and development of national cadres and the leveraging of the World Bank’s expertise to provide technical support in line with the objectives of Kuwait’s Vision were reviewed. The parties also discussed ways to enhance cooperation in developmental and advisory fields, and exchanged views on regional and international economic and developmental issues, as well as efforts to finance sustainable development.

Attending the meeting were H.E. Sheikh Jaraah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.E. Sheikh Dr. Meshal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Director General of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority; H.E. Ambassador Mansour Ayad Al-Otaibi; H.E. Ambassador Sadiq Muhammad Ma’arifi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations; H.E. Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America; H.E. Ambassador Tariq Muhammad Al-Banna, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations; and Major General Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Duai, Director of the Crown Prince’s Office.