Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Kuwait today carrying a letter from the President of Pakistan to the Amir of Kuwait. The Foreign Minister called on His Highness the Amir and the Prime Minister of Kuwait. The Foreign Minister was given a warm welcome at the air port by the Foreign Minister of Kuwait.

During calls on Kuwait’s leadership, the Foreign Minister gave a detailed briefing on the flood situation in Pakistan and the efforts being made, with international assistance, to overcome the disaster. The Foreign Minister conveyed profound gratitude of the government and people of Pakistan for Kuwait’s generous assistance of $ 25 Million for the flood affected people in Pakistan. The Foreign Minister said that the assistance reflected the brotherly sentiments and support of Kuwait for their distressed brothers and sisters in Pakistan.

The Amir expressed profound sorrow over the massive destruction caused by the floods and assured the Minister of his unstinted support for the relief efforts. The Prime Minister, on his part, conveyed the abiding interest and friendship of Kuwait to Pakistan as a brotherly country. They conveyed good wishes to the leadership and the people of Pakistan and expressed confidence that Insha Allah the resilient people of Pakistan would overcome this difficult phase soon.

The Foreign Minister, on behalf of the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, extended a most cordial invitation to the Amir and Prime Minister for a visit to Pakistan. The invitations were graciously accepted.

The Foreign Minister is on a visit to the Gulf countries to brief their leaders about the unprecedented floods in Pakistan and seek their continued support for massive relief efforts currently underway.