Talks focus on Kuwaiti missing persons, property & expats
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- Kuwait's Foreign Minister met with a UN Senior Representative focused on implementing Security Council Resolution 2792.
- The discussions centered on missing Kuwaiti nationals, Kuwaiti property, and third-country nationals, including national archives.
- Kuwait affirmed its support for the UN representative's efforts to achieve progress in these humanitarian and national priority issues.
Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, met with Mary Yamashita, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Senior Representative for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2792 (2025). The meeting took place in Kuwait City during Yamashita's official visit.
Yamashita's mandate involves following up on the file of missing Kuwaiti nationals, Kuwaiti property, and third-country nationals, which also includes the handling of national archives. During the meeting, Sheikh Jarrah Al-Sabah congratulated Yamashita on her new role and expressed Kuwait's desire to collaborate closely with her.
He affirmed Kuwait’s full support for her efforts in carrying out her mandate efficiently and effectively in a manner that contributes to advancing efforts aimed at achieving tangible progress in the search for missing Kuwaiti nationals and third-country nationals, determining their fate, and recovering Kuwaiti property, including the national archives.
He affirmed Kuwait's complete support for her endeavors to execute her mandate effectively. This support aims to advance efforts toward making tangible progress in locating missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals, determining their fate, and recovering Kuwaiti property, including the national archives. The Foreign Minister stressed that these matters are a paramount concern for Kuwait due to their significant national and humanitarian dimensions.
He stressed that these issues remain a top priority for the State of Kuwait given their national and humanitarian dimensions.
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