Kuwait city: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met with Fang Jinshu, chairman of a Chinese state-owned company, at Bayan Palace on Thursday. The meeting focused on ecosystem rehabilitation, afforestation expansion, environmental protection, and sand-encroachment control projects in Kuwait, with Fang being accompanied by a high-level technical delegation.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the Chinese team provided a visual report and detailed briefing following their field visits to Kuwaiti areas requiring land reclamation. They outlined suitable solutions and modern technologies to address these issues. The team also reviewed major projects undertaken by their company, which boasts over 85 years of experience in combating desertification and implementing afforestation programs.
The meeting was attended by several key Kuwaiti officials, including Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdulatif Al-Mashari, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs Noora Al-Fassam, and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem. Additionally, Acting Head of the Prime Minister's Diwan Sheikh Khaled Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, President of the Fatwa and Legislation Department Counselor Salah Al-Majed, and Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs and ministerial committee member-rapporteur Ambassador Sameeh Johar Hayat were present.