The Emir of Kuwait and the French President held a discussion session on developments in the region

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An official session of talks was held at Bayan Palace between Kuwait and France, headed by the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, ways to support and enhance them in various fields, and expand cooperation frameworks between Kuwait and France towards broader horizons, especially in the economic, trade and investment fields.

In the discussion session, they also discussed ways to strengthen the partnership between them to serve their common interests. They also discussed the latest developments on the regional and international arenas, especially with regard to developments in the situation in the region and exchanged views on them.

At the same time, Kuwait and France signed agreements, most notably a letter of intent regarding defense cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of the State of Kuwait and the Ministry of Armies and Veterans of the French Republic.

In addition to a declaration of intent between the government of the State of Kuwait and the government of the French Republic regarding cooperation in the field of civil aviation.

They also signed an announcement of exploratory cooperation in the fields of data and artificial intelligence between the Ministry of State for Communications and Information Technology and the French company Bertim.

They signed a declaration of intent between the government of the State of Kuwait and the government of France to enhance cooperation for academic, scientific and technical cooperation, in addition to a declaration of intent between the government of the State of Kuwait and the government of the French Republic regarding cooperation in the field of encouraging direct investment.