Kuwaiti FM to visit Iran within 2 days

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah will visit Iran in two days. The trip is scheduled to submit a written message of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council members to Iranian authorities, Majallat al-Khaleej al-Jadeed (New Gulf Magazine) wrote on Monday. Earlier, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah confirmed the news announcing that Sabah Al-Khalid will consult with Iranian officials on a visit to Tehran on relations of PGCC with Tehran and regional developments. One of Kuwait’s National Assembly officials also said Al-Sabah’s visit to Tehran is an attempt to prepare the ground for joint talks between Iran and the PGCC. Earlier, former Kuwait’s foreign minister, a prominent figure closer to sovereignty, called for dialogue and negotiation between [Persian] Gulf Arab countries and Iran on regional issues. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi also on Monday there has long been talks of a Kuwaiti delegation traveling to Tehran and Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah will visit Iran in the near future.