Kuwaiti-Chinese ties built on strong foundation

13/11/2024

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 13: Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi has underlined the strong Kuwaiti-Chinese ties. The minister made the statement while representing His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in the opening of the conference on “Distance and Close Relations: Silk Road Connects two Worlds”, organized by Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah in Yarmouk Cultural Center on Wednesday, in cooperation with the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait. The minister said that Kuwaiti- Chinese relations are built on a strong and steady foundation, noting the visit of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to China in September 2023, where the two sides signed memorandums of understanding in different fields. The conference is part of Kuwait’s commitment to preserve its heritage and culture, and a representation of the plan of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) in promoting knowledge and supporting intellectual creativity, he added. On his part, Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwei affirmed that his country is eager to enhance cultural exchange with the world, as part of the Chinese President’s Global Civilization Initiative, which calls on the world to develop dialogue and promote tolerance and sharing knowledge between nations.

He hailed the role of Dar Al-Athar Al- Islamiyyah (DAI) in boosting cultural exchange between the two countries, as the center has a wide collection of valuable Chinese artifacts. Meanwhile, acting assistant secretary general for Islamic monuments at the DAI Sheikha Dr Al-Anoud Al-Sabah said that Dar Al-Athar played a great role in presenting Kuwait’s cultural and heritage side around the world, since its establishment in 1983, as part of the seventh article of Kuwait vision 2035 on preserving and supporting the country’s culture and heritage.

She underlined the importance of Al- Sabah collection of Islamic and pre-Islamic objects, which will be presented soon. The collection is a story of cultural closeness and history connecting the two worlds from the Tang Dynasty age through the Silk Road, until our current time. The conference included seminars on trade affairs between the Gulf and China, Arab writer's documents on China and future travels across the Silk Road.

The event was attended by the general supervisor of Dar Al-Athar Sheikha Hessa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, NCCAL Secretary General Dr Mohammad Al-Jassar and a number of senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the China Cultural Center in Kuwait and ambassadors. (KUNA)