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KUWAIT, July 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed the cabinet Monday about outcome of a meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter the so-called Islamic State (IS), which took place at NATO headquarters.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said participants discussed means of boosting cooperation among coalition members to confront IS, Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh said in a statement.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said this cooperation ultimately aimed at achieving peace and security in the Middle East.
Sheikh Sabah Khaled attended the meeting at the invitation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The participants discussed the latest efforts to fight IS, and ways of supporting stability in Iraq and the entire region.
Addressing the meeting, the Kuwaiti minister hailed the international coalition members' efforts and effective participation in a ministerial meeting held in Kuwait on February 13, 2018.
He pointed to world wars and armed conflicts that have affected societies and peoples, adding that it is the shared responsibility of all member states to address relevant ramifications. (end)
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