Kuwait, Pakistan seek closer ties

KUWAIT, May 19 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his accompanying delegation on Sunday.
They considered close relations between both friendly countries and ways of promoting and developing them in all fields.
Both ministers also discussed a number of issues pertinent to bilateral coordination and ways of addressing various regional challenges, the latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest.
Present at the meeting were Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah, Assistant Foreign Minister for the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Office Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Ambassador Ali Al-Said, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Pakistan Nasser Al-Meteiri and several other senior officials of the Foreign Ministry. (end) mt