Kuwait and Guinea Discuss Expanding Partnership in Labor, Investment, and Food Security
- Ambassador Hayat: Skilled labor negotiations have made significant progress to strengthen the health system
- We look forward to expanding Kuwaiti presence in Guinea in the coming phase, particularly in food security
- Mamadou Sou: Contributions of the “Kuwait Fund” in Guinea reflect the depth of relations based on solidarity and cooperation
- We aspire to Kuwaiti investments in mining, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing industries
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Samih Hayat, confirmed that Kuwait-Guinea relations, established in 1964, are based on a history of cooperation and high-level visits. He noted that the two countries continue their negotiations to enhance cooperation in the fields of skilled labor and domestic workers, alongside exploring new opportunities for investment and developmental cooperation.
Hayat, speaking on the sidelines of the celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Guinea on Sunday, stated that talks with the Guinean side had made significant progress. He highlighted Kuwait’s interest in strengthening its health system by leveraging skilled labor in cooperation with several countries, including Guinea.
He added that both sides are continuing to discuss the proposed files, without setting a final deadline for signing an agreement on the matter, emphasizing the importance of continuing coordination to reach a mutual understanding.
Hayat recalled the visit made by the late Emir Sheikh Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Guinea in 1988, considering it one of the important milestones in the trajectory of bilateral relations, which contributed to laying additional foundations for cooperation between the two countries.
He clarified that the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has a long history of cooperation with Guinea, which included implementing several infrastructure projects. He expressed his aspiration to expand Kuwaiti presence in the country in the coming phase, particularly in the field of food security.
He pointed out that Kuwaiti charitable associations have been active in Guinea for many years, while talks are underway regarding direct Kuwaiti investment opportunities, particularly in sectors related to food security.
He revealed his aspiration to visit Guinea in the near future, following the achievement of consensus on the proposed files.
For his part, Chargé d’Affaires at the Guinean Embassy in Kuwait, Mamadou Aliou Sou, affirmed his country’s aspiration to enhance economic and investment partnership with Kuwait. He called on the Kuwaiti government, private sector, investment institutions, and development funds to explore promising opportunities in the Guinean market.
He praised the role played by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in supporting developmental projects in his country, particularly in the fields of roads, infrastructure, education, health, and rural development. He emphasized that these contributions reflect the depth of relations based on solidarity and cooperation.
He explained that Guinea possesses diverse investment opportunities including bauxite, gold, and iron, as well as sectors such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing industries, infrastructure, and tourism. He noted his country’s aspiration to expand cooperation with Kuwaiti investors in these fields.
He called for enhancing the participation of Kuwaiti investors in Guinean developmental projects, thereby consolidating a partnership based on mutual benefit and sustainable development, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The Guinean Chargé d’Affaires recalled his country’s independence on October 2, 1958, under the leadership of the late leader Ahmed Sékou Touré, noting that Guinea was the first French-speaking sub-Saharan African country to gain full national independence.
