Kuwaiti FM to visit Iran soon: Foreign Ministry

The two countries have agreed on setting a date for the trip and the Kuwaiti officials are going to visit the Islamic Republic within the next two to three days, Bahram Qasemi told reporters on Monday.

'For long the Kuwaiti delegation has been expecting to travel to Iran and the issue was even in the spotlight of the Kuwaiti news circles,' he said.

Even a date was set for the visit once, but for technical reasons the Kuwaitis preferred to change the schedule, the spokesman said.

We hope to have fruitful talks with the Kuwaiti officials during their stay in Tehran, Qasemi said.

Answering a question on whether the visit by the Kuwaiti foreign minister is meant to explore mutual ties or is carrying a message from the member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, Qasemi said that bilateral ties and global and regional issues are the main topics of discussions.

'Sure enough, examining bilateral as well as regional and global issues is going to be the main topic of discussions,' he said.

But it will remain to be seen whether the Kuwaiti delegation are going to covey any special message.

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