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Briefing of KUNA main news for Wednesday until 00:00 GMT

MOSCOW - First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah arrives, heading Kuwait delegation to the fourth session of GCC-Russian Strategic Dialogue.

KUWAIT - UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad welcomes the decision of the two opposition parties to return to the De-escalation and Coordination Committee (DCC) meetings.

KUWAIT - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and US Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank Rose meet on defense cooperation.

JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia and Iran reach an agreement in principle on the arrangements for Haj season this year.

WASHINGTON - The US says the naming of Avigdor Lieberman as Israel's new defense minister "raises legitimate questions about the direction" of the Israeli policies.

TOKYO - US President Barack Obama arrives in Japan from Vietnam to attend the two-day G-7 summit. (end) gb