QNA
Doha
Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah emphasised that the world today is facing numerous security, political, economic, social and climatic challenges that require collective efforts and decisive action to address them.
In his speech at the third summit of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), he highlighted that many of these challenges, unfortunately, are being witnessed across Asia, such as armed conflicts, disease outbreaks, extreme poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment.
He added that, despite these difficulties, Asia possesses vast human and material resources and significant capabilities, providing a solid foundation to overcome these obstacles and fulfill the aspirations of its people.
His Highness explained that one of the prominent challenges is the ongoing Israeli occupation forces aggression against Palestine for nearly a year, which has resulted in the loss of over 41,000 Palestinian lives, primarily women and children.
His Highness lamented the international community’s failure to stop this genocide due to double standards in applying international law. He reiterated Kuwait’s condemnation and denunciation of the continued aggression on the State of Palestine and called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to take immediate action to halt the violence.
HH the Crown Prince of Kuwait also called for continuing support and backing for the Palestinian people, their just cause, their right to self-determination, and the establishment of their independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. He stressed that failure to bring Israel, which is an occupying force, to accountability has emboldened it to commit more crimes and expand its aggression, a thing which “we have already warned of and its consequences on the region’s countries,” citing the ongoing attacks on Lebanon.
He underscored that Asia must take a decisive and open stance defending justice, human conscience, and the right of the peoples of Palestine and the region to freedom, dignity, and peace.
On another note, HH Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, said, “Our summit, held today under the theme: ‘Sports Diplomacy’, is considered a significant tool in public diplomacy and some sort of soft power that is able to bring together all peoples, communities and culture.”
He said sports is a crucial way of attaining peace and development and contributing to disseminating the values of cooperation, tolerance, solidarity and people-to-people peaceful coexistence.
He added that the Asian continent has numerous examples of the practical application of sports diplomacy and its noble goals, the most significant of which is Qatar’s exceptional hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, as this unique edition of the tournament provided a successful model for uniting people and blending cultures and languages from around the world, helping to showcase and integrate Gulf, Arab, and Islamic cultures with others, looking forward to Saudi Arabia hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2034.
