Kuwaiti prime minister meets Jordanian minister of planning

Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheik Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, yesterday, received Jordanian Minister of Planning Reema Khalaf who handed him a communique from Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan. The manager of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Abdul-Latif al-Hamed, and a number of Kuwaiti officials attended the meeting.

Khalaf later discussed the experience of both Kuwait and Jordan in planning and development. The fund issued a statement in which it said that Jordan would receive a KD 15 million (about $50 million) soft loan which is to be used in funding the construction of a hospital in Jordan.

Press reports stated that Khalaf discussed with Kuwaitis reopening the Jordanian embassy in Kuwait which has been closed since 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait.

Jordanian minister of planning Rima Khalaf expressed her country's hope to open a Jordanian embassy in Kuwait.