Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s on a go to to Kuwait – the primary tour of an Indian prime minister in 43 years – met His Highness the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah through the opening ceremony of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
“Glad to have met His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah through the opening ceremony of the Arabian Gulf Cup,” PM Modi on Sunday posted on X.
PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup
PM Modi on Saturday attended the opening ceremony of the twenty sixth Arabian Gulf Cup because the chief visitor on the Jaber Al-Ahmad Worldwide Stadium right here, on his two-day go to to the Gulf nation, the primary for any Indian prime minister in 43 years.
PM Modi is visiting Kuwait on the invitation of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The prime minister joined the Emir, the Crown Prince, and the Prime Minister of Kuwait in witnessing the grand opening ceremony.
The occasion additionally supplied a possibility for an off-the-cuff interplay of the prime minister with the management of Kuwait, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated in a press launch.
Kuwait was scheduled to play Oman within the opening sport of the eight-team event. Kuwait is internet hosting the biennial Arabian Gulf Cup with participation from eight international locations, together with GCC nations, Iraq, and Yemen. The event is likely one of the most distinguished sporting occasions within the area.
PM Modi hails diaspora in Kuwait
In the meantime, PM Modi on Saturday hailed the diaspora’s contribution to international progress and stated India has the potential to develop into the “ability capital of the world.”
He addressed a big gathering of the Indian neighborhood at an occasion referred to as ‘Hala Modi’ on the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Indoor Sports activities Advanced within the metropolis on the primary day of his two-day go to.
Earlier after arrival, Modi met with a 101-year-old former Indian Overseas Service officer, two Kuwaiti nationals who’ve translated and revealed iconic epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in Arabic, and visited a labour camp with a workforce of round 1,500 Indian nationals. The final Indian prime minister to go to Kuwait was Indira Gandhi in 1981.
“Yearly, a whole lot of Indians come to Kuwait. You’ve added an Indian contact to Kuwaiti society. You’ve crammed the canvas of Kuwait with the colors of Indian expertise. You’ve blended the essence of India’s expertise, know-how, and custom in Kuwait,” PM Modi stated.
The PM expressed happiness in regards to the presence of Indians from various corners of the nation within the gulf nation and referred to as it a “mini-Hindustan.”
India’s StartUps, FinTech, good know-how and inexperienced know-how can develop cutting-edge options for each want of Kuwait, he stated.
(With PTI inputs)