Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed meets Kuwaiti Emir on official visit

Trip by UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court aims to advance ties between the countries

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, is received by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal at Bayan Palace. Hasan Bargash / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour and Sheikh Meshal at Bayan Palace, with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah. Eissa Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour at the palace. Talks centred on various aspects of co-operation between the UAE and Kuwait. Eissa Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Meshal during the meeting at Bayan Palace. The UAE is one of Kuwait's largest economic partners. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, with Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of Education, and Minister of Community Empowerment Shamma Al Mazrui. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Kuwaiti honour guards during the arrival of Sheikh Mansour. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah awaits the arrival of Sheikh Mansour at the Amiri Airport. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour is in Kuwait for an official visit. Hasan Bargash / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour also visited Kuwait in December 2024 to represent the UAE at the 45th GCC Summit. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour greets Abdullah Al Yahya, Kuwait's Foreign Minister. Hasan Bargash / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour greets Shereeda Abdullah Al Moushejri, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister. Hasan Bargash / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, arrived in Kuwait on an official visit on Tuesday where he was received at Bayan Palace by Emir Sheikh Meshal.

Several agreements were signed during the meeting that took place at Bayan Palace. These included commitments to work together to enhance several sectors including the health, transport, education, artificial intelligence and technology sectors, state news agency Wam reported.

Sheikh Mansour was greeted at Kuwait International Airport by the country's Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, as well as sheikhs, ministers and senior officials.

The Emirates is one of Kuwait's largest economic partners, with trade between the countries growing markedly in recently years.

President Sheikh Mohamed paid a state visit to Kuwait in November last year, during which he met Sheikh Meshal. Sheikh Mansour visited Kuwait City a month later to represent the UAE at the 45th GCC Summit.

In September last year, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al Yahya to inaugurate Kuwait's new embassy in Abu Dhabi. The building is in the Embassies District, Al Ma'arid.

Sheikh Mansour has been accompanied by a delegation that includes Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence; Abdulrahman Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention and Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs; Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Empowerment; Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of Education; and Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice.

The UAE officials on the trip also include Mohamed Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investment; Khalifa Al Marar, Minister of State; Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority; Jassem Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of Finance in Abu Dhabi; Dr Matar Al Neyadi, the UAE's ambassador to Kuwait; and Maj Gen Khalifa Al Khaili, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior.