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First Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah with the visiting Turkish Chief of the General Staff General Metin Gurak
KUWAIT, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- The First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah held talks here on Wednesday with the visiting Turkish
Chief of the General Staff General Metin Gurak on means of boosting military cooperation between Kuwait and Turkiye.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said in a statement minister Fahad received Gen. Gurak and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace during their official visit to Kuwait.
Sheikh Fahad lauded the special relations bonding the State of Kuwait with the friendly Republic of Turkiye, affirming the desire for strengthening the cooperation in various spheres particularly in the military field.
The ministry statement added that the two sides discussed latest regional and international developments related to the realms of defense and security.
The meeting was attended by Kuwait Deputy Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Nur Sonmez and a number of senior officers from the two sides. (end)
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