On December 18, 2022, Ambassador Zhang Jianwei attended the soft opening ceremony of the Dhaman hospital in Kuwait. Managing Director of Public Investment Authority of Kuwait Ghanem, Dhaman Chairman Mutlaq, Chairman of Kuwait Medical Association Ibrahim, Chairman of Kuwait Industries Union Hussein, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait Cheng Yongru, and representatives of Chinese enterprises were also present at the ceremony.

Ambassador Zhang and Managing Director Ghanem jointly cut the ribbon for the completion of the hospital. In his speech, Ambassador Zhang said that the Dhaman hospital project is another important achievement of the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Vision 2035 strategy and the continuous deepening of cooperation between the two countries. President Xi Jinping announced at the China-Arab States Summit held not long ago that as the first step in building a China-Arab community with a shared future and implementing the “Outline of the Comprehensive Cooperation Plan between China and Arab States”,China is ready to work with the Arab side to advance eight major cooperation initiatives in such areas as public health in the next three to five years. He hoped that, in the future, China and Kuwait will work together to actively explore new opportunities and new drivers of cooperation between the two sides, so as to make greater contributions to promoting the development of Kuwait and consolidating China-Kuwait friendship.

During his speech, Dhaman Chairman Mutlaq appreciated the great efforts made by Chinese companies in carrying out the hospital project with high standards, and said that the completion of the project will greatly improve the medical environment and medical security level for foreign personnel in Kuwait.

After the ceremony, Ambassador Zhang, accompanied by the official in charge of the hospital, visited the internal facilities of the hospital and accepted interviews from Arabian TV, Kuwait TV and other media outlets.

The Dhaman hospital project, a major people’s livelihood project built under the country’s Vision 2035 strategy, is contracted and implemented by China Metallurgical Group Corporation. This project specifically offers medical insurance services to foreigners in Kuwait, and includes two hospitals, located in Ahamdi Province and Jahra Province respectively, with a total construction area of about 85,000 square meters. Each hospital will have 300 beds.