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Sheikh Mohammad, Clinton hold talks in Istanbul
Politics 7/15/2011 5:36:00 PM
ISTANBUL, July 15 (KUNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah met and held talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sideline of the fourth meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya held here Friday.
The meeting tackled a wide array of issues of common concern mainly bolstering current and strategic bilateral relations and the latest development in the region.
The talks of Sheikh Mohammad and Clinton also touched upon the situation in Iraq in the post-US troops withdrawal era and the unrest in Yemen.
The top diplomats discussed the developments in Libya and the proposed ways to put an end to the violence and blood shedding there.
Sheikh Mohammad also met Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov and discussed with him bilateral relations and prospects of strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
The meetings were attended by Kuwait's Ambassador to Istanbul Abdullah Al-Zuekh, Consul General of Kuwait Sheikh Fahd Salem Al-Sabah and Deputy Director of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Office Minister Plenipotentiary Saleh Al-Loughani.
The Contact Group is made up of more than 30 governments and international and regional organizations.
The fourth meeting of the Libya contact group, established in London in March, comes after reports suggesting Gaddafi might be ready to give up his 41-year rule if he could get a deal.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were among more than a dozen foreign ministers attending the one-day meeting in Istanbul, along with heads of NATO, the Arab League and other regional organizations.(end) mm.ibi KUNA 151736 Jul 11NNNN
ISTANBUL, July 15 (KUNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah met and held talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sideline of the fourth meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya held here Friday.
The meeting tackled a wide array of issues of common concern mainly bolstering current and strategic bilateral relations and the latest development in the region.
The talks of Sheikh Mohammad and Clinton also touched upon the situation in Iraq in the post-US troops withdrawal era and the unrest in Yemen.
The top diplomats discussed the developments in Libya and the proposed ways to put an end to the violence and blood shedding there.
Sheikh Mohammad also met Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov and discussed with him bilateral relations and prospects of strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
The meetings were attended by Kuwait's Ambassador to Istanbul Abdullah Al-Zuekh, Consul General of Kuwait Sheikh Fahd Salem Al-Sabah and Deputy Director of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's Office Minister Plenipotentiary Saleh Al-Loughani.
The Contact Group is made up of more than 30 governments and international and regional organizations.
The fourth meeting of the Libya contact group, established in London in March, comes after reports suggesting Gaddafi might be ready to give up his 41-year rule if he could get a deal.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were among more than a dozen foreign ministers attending the one-day meeting in Istanbul, along with heads of NATO, the Arab League and other regional organizations.(end) mm.ibi KUNA 151736 Jul 11NNNN
