KUWAIT CITY, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese construction company has signed a contract to develop a wastewater treatment plant in Kuwait as part of Belt and Road cooperation between China and the Gulf country.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. (CSCEC) on Sunday signed the contract for the North Kabd Wastewater Treatment Plant and Related Works Project at Bayan Palace in Kuwait's Hawalli Governorate.

Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan said at the signing ceremony that the project is a major infrastructure and wastewater system development project in the country and reflects deepened practical cooperation between Kuwait and China.

The North Kabd Wastewater project reflects high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kuwait in infrastructure development and ecological and environmental protection.

Upon completion, the project will further strengthen Kuwait's capacity for wastewater collection, transportation, and treatment and reuse of reclaimed water, while supporting the implementation of Kuwait Vision 2035 and the country's sustainable economic and social development.

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, senior officials from the Chinese Embassy in Kuwait, relevant Kuwaiti government officials and representatives of CSCEC attended the signing ceremony. ■