PM Modi will go on two-day visit to Kuwait on a two-day visit; Visiting after 43 years

PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Kuwait on 21 and 22 December. This will be the Indian Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait after 43 years. PM is going there at the invitation of Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Just three months ago, PM Modi met the Crown Prince of Kuwait in New York, while before that a bilateral meeting was also held between the foreign ministers of the two countries.

After that, Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya visited New Delhi in the first week of December. This visit is an attempt to send a message about how serious India is about its relations with this country which has a huge reserve of energy resources.

During this visit of PM Modi, some important agreements are likely to be made in energy relations as well as other strategic areas. The Ministry of External Affairs has said that 'PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with the PM of Kuwait during this visit and apart from this, he will also address the Indian community. India and Kuwait have had historic friendly relations. A large community of Indians lives in Kuwait. They have an important contribution in building Kuwait.'