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Kuwait, UK lay groundwork for joint steering group talks

Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi meets with Britain's Middle East Affairs Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad
Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi meets with Britain's Middle East Affairs Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad
LONDON, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi held talks on Wednesday with Britain's Middle East Affairs Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, ahead of a joint steering committee meeting in Kuwait later this month.
The talks examined ongoing preparations for a separate Kuwaiti-British ministerial-level meeting slated for March, in addition to efforts aiming to improve bilateral trade and investment ties, according to a Kuwaiti embassy statement.
The Kuwaiti diplomat and British minister also exchanged viewpoints on ongoing developments around the world, added the statement. (end) nbs.nam