NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed in New York last night a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries.
The agreement aims to promote relations of friendship and cooperation between the two sides in the political, economic and cultural spheres at the national and international levels.
The communique was signed by Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi and counterpart Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is in the Eastern Caribbean, at the southern end of the Windward Islands chain. It is an archipelago of islands, St. Vincent being the largest, with the smaller Grenadines comprising a number of small islets.
The country covers approximately 384km, and has a total population of 111, 380. The capital Kingstown has a population of 25,000.
The country gained independence from Britain in 1979, instituted a Parliamentary Democracy on the Westminster model, and has remained a part of the Commonwealth. (QNA)
