French President Arrives in Kuwait for Official Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron and his official delegation arrived in the country this morning on an official visit.

He was received at the airport by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

Also present to welcome the French President were His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister; His Highness Sheikh Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Commander of the National Guard; Sheikh Fahad Yousef Al-Saud Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Minister of Diwan Amiri Affairs; Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Defense; and Sheikh Jaraah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with senior state officials.

An official welcome ceremony for President Emmanuel Macron was held at the Amir’s Airport in honor of his official visit. The national anthems of both countries were played, after which the President shook hands with several senior officials of the Kuwaiti government. His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also shook hands with members of the official delegation accompanying the French President.

Accompanying Macron is an official delegation comprising Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans; Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs; Alice Ruffieux, Secretary of State to the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans; Sébastien Martel, Secretary of State to the Minister of Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and Energy, in charge of Industry; and several other senior officials from the French Republic.