Russia says shares with Kuwait similar views on Mideast issues

MOSCOW, Aug 28 (KUNA) -- Russia said Monday that it shares with Kuwait similar views on majority of issues in the Middle East.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent talks with a number of senior Kuwaiti officials showed similarities in their approaches on most issues in the region, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Both sides stressed the need to end the military and political crises in Syria, Libya, and Yemen, in addition to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli dispute through dialogue.
Lavrov has also reiterated Moscow's support for Kuwait's mediation efforts to end the ongoing rift between Qatar and a number of Arab countries.
The Russian-Kuwaiti talks also reiterated their commitment to maintaining an active and confidential political dialogue at various levels, including in the context of electing Kuwait as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for 2018-2019.
They also stressed the importance of conducting joint action as part of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation and promoting direct contacts in business and bilateral ties in areas such as culture, education, sports, and tourism. (end) as.mmj.ma