Kuwaiti FM in Cairo for Arab meetings on US embassy shift

2017-12-09 10:31:57

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has arrived in Cairo to lead Kuwait's delegation to two Arab meetings in the aftermath of a US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The first meeting concerns the Arab Peace Initiative Committee at the ministerial level, while the second gathering will be held by the Council of the Arab League upon a request from Jordan and Palestine. Both meetings will focus on US President Donald Trump's recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

The Kuwaiti delegation also comprises Assistant Foreign Minister for the First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister's office Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah and Assistant Foreign Minister for the Arab World Ambassador Azeez Al-Daihani.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled was received at the airport by Kuwaiti Ambassador in Cairo Mohammad Al-Thuwaikh and Kuwait's permanent delegate at the Arab League Ahmad Al-Baker. (end) ams.hdr.mt

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