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Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah meets with European Union (EU) Counter Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove
MUNICH, Germany, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah on Saturday carried on his participation in the 54th session of Munich Security Conference.
He held a meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer on ways of promoting and bolstering cooperation between the State of Kuwait and ICRC, and of protecting the victims of armed conflicts.
The Kuwaiti minister then met with European Union (EU) Counter Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove on how to prop up cooperation between Kuwait and EU in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
The Munich Security Conference kicked off early on Friday, with world leaders and foreign and defense ministers attending, with a main goal of addressing security challenges. (end)
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