By NNN-KUNA
Manama : Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah said Saturday that an upcoming visit to Manama by Kuwaiti Chief of Staff Air Marshal Fahad Al-Amir is expected to consolidate military and other relations between the two states.
The ambassador, who spoke to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), said the visit was aimed at completing coordination steps already started with the previous visit to Bahrain by Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Sheikh Jaber’s visit served to boost military cooperation between Kuwait and Bahrain in the interest of mutual safety of the two states, the ambassador said.
He added that the topics to be discussed between the Kuwaiti chief of staff and Bahraini officials would be in line with the guidelines laid down by GCC heads of state, during their recent meetings.
The Kuwaiti chief of staff is expected to head an official delegation when he travels to Bahrain on Sunday.