Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at the Turkish House in New York on Monday.
The meeting took place ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The two sides discussed relations between Türkiye and Kuwait, as well as regional and international issues. Erdoğan said Türkiye would continue supporting Kuwait and other fraternal countries in a region going through a difficult period surrounded by conflicts.
Trade and energy cooperation
Erdoğan said the two countries were working to develop cooperation in various areas, particularly trade and energy.
Türkiye's President also said Israeli aggression in the region must be curbed and stressed the importance of supporting international efforts toward that goal.
Invitation to Kuwait's leadership for COP31
Erdoğan invited Kuwait's Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sabah Khaled to the COP31 Leaders' Summit to be held in Türkiye.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and Nationalist Movement Party Deputy Chairman İsmail Özdemir also attended the meeting.