The Kuwaiti Army General Staff announced on Tuesday the launch of the joint Kuwaiti-British Desert Warrior 8 exercise in Mubarak Armored Brigade 15, which will continue until February 16.
The General Staff said in a press statement that the exercise is part of the Kuwaiti Army’s scheduled military training and exercises with friendly countries to raise the level of performance and combat readiness through training, joint work, unification of military concepts and enhancing means of military cooperation between the two sides.
It added that the exercise aims to provide all capabilities and harness all capacities to achieve maximum benefit from joint training and exercises to exchange expertise and raise the level of combat readiness, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
Meanwhile, the delivery of Polish weaponry to Kuwait, which is still under negotiation, will be among key topics during the visit of Andrzej Szejna, Poland’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Speaking at Poland’s travel roadshow on Tuesday, Szejna highlighted that this matter would be addressed in his upcoming meetings with Kuwait’s Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister. He added that the discussions will cover a range of topics, including the situation in the Middle East, particularly Gaza and Syria, the war in Ukraine, and Poland’s transatlantic relations with the United States and NATO.
Military cooperation will also be addressed, particularly in light of the 2023 agreement between Poland and Kuwait, which enabled the training of Kuwaiti military cadets in Poland. Szejna described the relationship between the two countries as “closer than ever,” particularly in the area of security. He pointed to decades of cooperation and recalled that Poland was part of the coalition that liberated Kuwait during the Gulf War.
Furthermore, Szejna noted that the discussions would explore opportunities linked to Kuwait’s leadership of the GCC and Poland’s upcoming European Union presidency, aiming to strengthen ties between the two regions. Szejna also highlighted that Poland’s motto for its EU presidency in the first half of 2025 is “Security, Europe.” According to a Saudi think tank, this approach could present new opportunities for collaboration, aligning with GCC objectives.
The think tank further emphasized that security cooperation would be a priority during Poland’s presidency, building on the momentum from the first EU-GCC Regional Security Dialogue in Riyadh in January 2024. This platform could expand collaboration in key areas such as cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and combating disinformation. Additionally, Poland’s presidency aims to foster regional stability in the Middle East by leveraging both the EU’s diplomatic influence and the GCC’s regional expertise. (Source & Photo ©: Kuwaiti Army General Staff/KUNA)
