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UNB, Dakar

Kuwait is ready to help Bangladesh in projects of its choice through the Kuwait Development Fund and is pretty much eager to invest in Bangladesh.

Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Mohammed Al Salem Al Saba expressed the interest during a meeting with Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury held on Thursday evening in the Senegalese capital on the sidelines of the OIC Summit. Sheikh Saba expressed his deep gratitude to the Foreign Adviser for the support that Kuwait had received from Bangladesh during the 1st Gulf War and also for the assistance that Bangladeshi peace-keepers had accorded to Kuwait thereafter.

"We see Bangladesh as a great friend," Sheikh Mohammed told the Foreign Adviser.

Dr Iftekhar Chowdhury mentioned the large expatriate Bangladeshi community in Kuwait who are contributing to Kuwait's development and inquired about the possibility of Kuwaiti cooperation in upgrading skills.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister stated that Kuwait was prepared to help Bangladesh in projects of Bangladesh's choice through the Kuwait Development Fund.