On December 29, 2022, Ambassador Zhang Jianwei met with Kuwaiti Minister of Justice, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Minister of State for Integrity Promotion Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Majed. The two sides exchanged opinions on judicial cooperation between the two countries.

Ambassador Zhang briefed Abdulaziz on the 20th CPC National Congress, the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-GCC Summit, and the meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the summit, saying that the recent meeting between President Xi Jinping and Crown Prince Mishal was productive with important common understandings reached between the two sides, including enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields, which will provide strategic guidance for future development of China-Kuwait relationship. The Chinese government respects and protects people’s freedom of religion, treats all ethnic groups and religions equally, and ensures the freedom of religious belief among Muslims in China in accordance with law, stressed Ambassador Zhang. It was made clear at the 20th CPC National Congress that China will continue to follow the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, uphold the law-based governance of the country and advance the rule of law in China. China will take the opportunity of the successful first China-Arab States Summit and the China-GCC Summit to strengthen judicial cooperation and exchanges of state governance experience with the Kuwaiti side and promote exchanges and dialogue between the Chinese and Islamic civilizations, so that our journey of mutual learning and wide-ranging cooperation will continue.

For his part, Abdulaziz said that the meeting between leaders of Kuwait and China and the successful conclusion of the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-GCC Summit will create new opportunities for us to scale up cooperation, adding that Kuwait is ready to deepen cooperation with China in justice, inter-civilizational dialogue and other domains, so as to elevate Kuwait-China relations to a new height.