Kuwait to send oxygen cylinders to India

The Kuwaiti Cabinet during its weekly meeting held on Monday decided to send oxygen supplies and relief items to India which is facing growing numbers of deaths and infections of the coronavirus, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

The press statement issued after the meeting stated that Kuwait stood in solidarity with friendly India, and expressed deep concern and regret over the worsening health situation.

Meanwhile, Kuwait’s foreign minister pledged his country’s solidarity with India, as it faces record numbers of infections and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuwait’s “leadership, government and people” stand by the “friendly nation of India” during these “difficult circumstances,” said Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, also State Minister for Cabinet Affairs.

On Saturday, all flights between Kuwait and India were suspended until further notice.

The ministers also discussed the political affairs in light of the report relating to the latest developments on the political arena on both Arab and international levels.