Chinese premier meets crown prince of Kuwait

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, crown prince of Kuwait, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

The Chinese premier arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to attend the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-GCC (the Gulf Cooperation Council)-China Summit.

Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state in recent years, China and Kuwait have achieved rapid growth in bilateral ties, said Li, noting that China stands ready to work with Kuwait to consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Kuwait Vision 2035, accelerate the construction of major cooperation projects, deepen cooperation in such areas as energy, investment, green economy and culture, and open new space for win-win development.

Premier Li called on the two sides to strengthen multilateral communication and coordination, make global governance more just and equitable, and promote harmony, stability, development and prosperity of the world.

For his part, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said that Kuwait is firmly committed to the one-China principle, noting that Kuwait is willing to work with China to follow through on the important consensus between the two heads of state, deepen exchange and cooperation, carry out close coordination in multilateral affairs, and promote bilateral relations to a higher level.

A landmark passenger route linking China's southern island province of Hainan with Europe commenced operation on Sunday, marking the Hainan Free Trade Port's first operational air service under the "seventh-freedom traffic right."

Flight DV481, operated by Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines, left Sanya Phoenix International Airport on Sunday morning for Prague, the Czech Republic. The inaugural return flight, DV482, arrived in Sanya on Monday, with 115 Czech passengers successfully entering China.

Seventh-freedom rights allow an airline to carry passengers or cargo solely between two foreign countries without any connection to the airline's home country.

The route is operated by SCAT Airlines using a Boeing 737 MAX 9, with one round-trip flight scheduled per week.