PM Modi’s visit to Kuwait on Dec 21 to bolster cooperation in defence and trade
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: Bolstering defence and security cooperation will be in focus when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Kuwait on Saturday for the first visit by an Indian premier in more than four decades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit will not only consolidate the partnership in existing spheres but also unveil new avenues for future cooperation, said the external affairs ministry Besides holding talks with Kuwait’s top leadership during the two-day trip, Modi will visit a labour camp housing Indian blue-collar workers, address an Indian community event and attend the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup football tournament. Chatterjee said the visit is also expected to boost ties between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which is currently chaired by Kuwait. Modi’s planned visit to the labour camp will come six months after 46 Indian nationals died in a devastating fire in a housing complex for foreign workers in Kuwait on June 12.