Kuwait presents official request to join African Union

Kuwait presents official request to join African Union

ADDIS ABABA, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- Acting Charge D'affair at the Kuwaiti Embassy to Ethiopia Mohammad Nahi Al-Alati on Friday handed Chairman of African Union (AU) Commission Jean Ping a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, including Kuwait's official request to join the African Union as an observer member. In a press statement, the Kuwaiti Embassy here said Ping has welcomed the Kuwaiti request. "He also hailed the State of Kuwait, and particularly the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, support for many African nations," the statement read. For his part, Al-Alati applauded the role of AU in maintaining peace and security in the African content. Al-Alati noted that Kuwait is interested in developing its relations with all African countries, noting

that Kuwait will host the third Arab-African Summit in 2013, the first to be held outside Africa. 

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