The US President awards the Emir of Kuwait the Medal of Merit with the rank of Supreme Commander
US President Donald Trump awarded His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, the Military Merit Medal with the rank of Commander in Chief, at a ceremony held in the Oval Office at the White House today.
The Minister of Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah said in a statement broadcast by "KUNA" that this honor from President Trump comes in recognition of the great and tireless efforts and the role that the Emir of Kuwait leads in the region and the world and the culmination of the historic and distinguished partnership relations between the State of Kuwait and the United States of America that spanned over a period of time. Decades and coincided with the approaching sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries.
For his part, the White House said in a statement that the Emir of the State of Kuwait was a truly unshakable friend and partner of the United States, and he provided indispensable support to the United States in the campaign to defeat the terrorist organization ISIS, in addition to that his highness is an unparalleled diplomat, as he served as his country's foreign minister For 40 years.
His Highness the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was represented at the ceremony of receiving the Medal of Merit by President Donald Trump.
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