{"id":60725,"date":"2020-11-17T14:22:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=60725"},"modified":"2020-11-17T14:22:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:22:41","slug":"kuwait-and-australia-held-senior-officials-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/kuwait-and-australia-held-senior-officials-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait and  Australia held Senior Officials&#8217; Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Governments of Kuwait and Australia held their inaugural Senior Officials\u2019 Talks (SOTs) on 17 November 2020, led by Assistant Foreign Minister Hamad Al Meshaan and First Assistant Secretary Dr. Angela Macdonald from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Given the global COVID-19 pandemic, the SOTs were held virtually.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOTs represent the realization of an MoU signed between Australia and Kuwait\u2019s then Foreign Ministers in February 2018 on the sidelines of the Iraq Reconstruction Conference. The talks focussed on the key issues of food security, education, and investment, as well as dialogue on common areas of foreign and strategic policy. As the first of its kind, a key outcome of the talks is a program of work that will underpin and drive the relationship for the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Australia-Kuwait relationship is a mutually beneficial partnership across a diverse range of fields, and of quiet achievement,\u201d said Australian Ambassador Jonathan Gilbert. \u201cWe want Kuwaitis to know that Australia is a key food security partner; that their students are receiving a world-class education at our universities; and that we are a safe, secure, and profitable destination for their investments. Australia is well-positioned to meet the future needs of Kuwaitis, as the country grows and diversifies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governments of Kuwait and Australia held their inaugural Senior Officials\u2019 Talks (SOTs) on 17 November 2020, led by Assistant Foreign Minister Hamad Al Meshaan and First Assistant Secretary Dr. Angela Macdonald from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 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