Iran Underlines Importance of Kuwaiti Emir’s Upcoming Visit

(FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javd Zarif underscored that the upcoming visit to Tehran by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Saba will be of paramount importance.

Zarif said that the visit would open a new chapter in bilateral ties between Iran and Kuwait and would pave the way for the further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two countries.

He made the remarks in a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Conference in Algeria on Thursday.

During the meeting, the two ministers also exchanged views on various issues, including the promotion of mutual relations and cooperation as well as regional and global developments.

The Kuwaiti emir plans to pay an official visit to the Iranian capital early in June to pave the ground for the further expansion of the bilateral relations between the two Muslim Persian Gulf states.

This will be the first Tehran visit by Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad as Emir of Kuwait.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, who came to power on January 29, 2006, was officially invited by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iran and Kuwait have sought to expand bilateral ties through exchanging several high-ranking delegations in the last few years.