Palestinians have been welcoming Kuwait’s stances toward the Palestinian cause with open arms, particularly after Kuwait boycotted the June 25-26 economic summit in Manama, Bahrain. The Gulf nation previously expressed reservations about what has been termed the "deal of the century" peace plan in March.
On June 24, Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah said, “We consent to what Palestinians consent to, and reject what they reject,” which goes in line with the fundamentals of Kuwait’s foreign policy in support of the Palestinian cause.