Iran President Meets Kuwaiti Emir

Kuwait City, Oct 17, IRNA – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Wednesday morning on the sidelines of the first summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). The ACD is a body established in 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to help integrate separate regional cooperation organizations such as ASEAN, SAARC and the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. During the meeting, the two discussed issues of mutual interest including further expansion of all-out ties and reviewed the latest regional and international developments. The ACD groups Iran, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Brunei, Mongolia, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Syria.