(VOVworld) - On May 7, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabad returned home after his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Vietnamese leaders expressed their delight at all-round cooperation between the two countries over the past four decades. They affirmed their determination to bolster cooperation, especially in trade, oil and gas, investment, development aid, employment and education and training. The leaders compared notes on international issues, including those regarding the Middle East and the East Sea, during which they highlighted the settlement of disputes by peaceful measures in compliance with international law and the UN Charter. They condemned terrorism, underscoring their backing of the international community’s joint efforts against terrorism. Both sides underlined the need to intensify the exchange of information and make more active contributions to the combined efforts to safeguard peace, stability, cooperation and development in the globe. A number of agreements on culture, arts, sports, trade and oil and gas were signed during the visit.