PM gets personal sendoff from Kuwait PM at airport
PM gets personal sendoff from Kuwait PM at airport 
PM Modi was accorded a personal sendoff by the Kuwait PM Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad
Al-Sabah as he wrapped his two-day visit to Kuwait.
Amidst his stay in Kuwait, the two countries elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership.
In a special gesture, the PM of Kuwait made it to the airport to see off PM Modi as he left for India.
Taking to his X handle PM Modi posted
“Thank you Kuwait! This visit was historic and will greatly enhance our bilateral relations.
I thank the Government and people of Kuwait for their warmth.
I also thank the PM of Kuwait for the special gesture of coming to the airport for the see-off.”
PM Modi’s visit to Kuwait was the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the Gulf nation in 43 years.
In his X post Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said amidst his visit PM Modi held extensive talks with the country’s top leadership, including Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, with whom he discussed boosting ties in information technology, pharmaceuticals, fintech, infrastructure and security.
Taking to his X post again, PM Modi wrote “that in line with the close ties amid our nations, we have elevated our partnership to a strategic one and he is optimistic that our friendship will flourish even more in the times to come”.
PM Modi held wide-ranging talks with Kuwaiti PM Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah with a focus on giving new momentum to the overall bilateral ties.
Kuwait also conferred its highest honour — ‘The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer’ — on Prime Minister Modi for his role in strengthening the good relations between the two countries.
On Saturday, PM.Modi addressed an Indian community event and visited an Indian labour camp. The over one million-strong Indian community is the largest expatriate community in Kuwait.
The Gulf nation is among India’s top trading partners, with bilateral trade valued at $10.47 billion in the financial year 2023-24.
Kuwait is India’s sixth largest crude supplier, meeting 3% of the country’s energy needs.
Indian exports to Kuwait reached $2 billion for the first time, while investments by the Kuwait Investment Authority in India exceeded $10 billion.
News Edit KV Raman
