Kuwait and Turkey has signed a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding on Tuesday aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in transport, energy, investment, maritime affairs, and the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificates, marking a significant step to deepen economic and strategic ties between the two countries.
Following bilateral and inter-delegation meetings held at Kuwait’s Bayan Palace, a formal signing ceremony took place, attended by His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
During the ceremony, a significant maritime transport agreement was signed between the governments of Kuwait and Turkey, further strengthening cooperation and bilateral relations in maritime trade and transportation between the two countries. This agreement marks a key milestone in enhancing economic ties and fostering closer collaboration in the regional transport sector.
Additionally, three memoranda of understanding were signed covering mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificates, cooperation in the energy sector, and collaboration in promoting direct investment.
A maritime transport agreement and a memorandum of understanding on the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificates between Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Ministry and Kuwait’s Interior Ministry were signed by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Youssef Saud Al-Sabah.
A memorandum on cooperation in the energy sector between Turkey and Kuwait was signed by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Kuwait’s Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Minister Subaih Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Al-Muhaizem.
In addition, a memorandum on cooperation in the field of direct investment incentives between Turkey, represented by the Presidential Investment and Finance Office, and the state of Kuwait, represented by the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), was signed by Ahmet Burak Daglıoglu, head of the Turkish investment office, and Sheikh Meshal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the KDIPA director general.
After being welcomed to Kuwait earlier today with an official ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held bilateral and inter-delegation meetings with His Highness Amir Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.
During his visit, Erdogan presented Mishal with a model of Türkiye’s homegrown electric car, Togg, as a gift. Kuwait marks the first stop of Erdogan’s three-day Gulf tour, which will also include visits to Oman and Qatar.
