Amir meets Russia FM

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 28, (Agencies): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace on Monday, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of his visit to the country.

The meeting was attended by First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah AlKhaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Adviser at the Amiri Diwan Mohammad Dhaifallah Sharar and Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah.

Lavrov Monday said implementation of bilateral agreements

signed during His Highness the Amir’s 2015 visit to Russia would see further progress.

Lavrov, during the meeting with His Highness the Amir, conveyed the greetings of Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader remembered dearly His Highness the Amir’s visit.

He noted that First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited Russia last year and they discussed a host of issues and bilateral relations.

“I hope today that we proceed towards the implementation of the agreements signed during Your Highness’ visit,” he said.

The Russian foreign minister is in Kuwait at the start of a three-nation tour of Gulf Arab states over the ongoing Qatar diplomatic crisis.

Lavrov’s visit to Kuwait City marks the first high-level diplomatic visit by Russia over the crisis, which began on June 5. Lavrov also will visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on his trip.

His Highness the Amir has tried to mediate an end to a boycott by four Arab nations against Qatar, as have the United States, France and other world powers.

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates began their boycott over allegations that Qatar funds extremist groups and has too warm of ties with Iran.

Qatar has long denied funding extremists and just recently sent its ambassador back to Tehran.