Kuwaiti FM to visit Russia next Thursday

Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, will pay a two-day visit to Russia next Thursday. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Ukashevic described the visit as important. It comes in time and it aims to give new impetus to enhance the political dialogue between the two countries and the development of bilateral cooperation in various fields," especially that the two countries celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them. He explained that the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Sheikh Sabah Al - Sabah will focus on regional and international issues, including the Syrian crisis, settlement in the Middle East and the situation in the Gulf region.