Iran, Kuwait hold high-level legal consultations
A high-level Kuwaiti delegation held important consultations with their Iranian counterparts on Monday night in order to explore ways of boosting bilateral and regional ties.
The delegations of Iran and Kuwait respectively headed by Reza Najafi, Director General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Legal and International Affairs, and Mansour Ayyad al-Otaibi, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister held necessary consultations in order to boost legal, political and security interactions, to expand border cooperation between Iran and Kuwait and to strengthen shipping safety and security as well as regional stability.
In the meeting of the joint legal committee, hosted by the Director General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Legal and International Affairs, the two sides exchanged views about the latest state of legal and border ties in terms of demarcating maritime borders and exploiting common regions.
The Iranian and Kuwaiti delegations agreed to regularly continue their legal consultations. They also agreed to hold the next round of talks in Kuwait. Prior to the meeting, al-Otaybi met his Iranian counterpart Ali Bagheri Kani.
The two deputy foreign ministers held talks over bilateral issues, regional and international cooperation, as well as cooperation between Iran and Kuwait in world bodies.
Bagheri pointed to the foreign policy of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi’s administration which is based on expanding ties with neighbors, noting that Iran is firmly resolved to boost ties with regional countries, especially Persian Gulf states, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. He noted that stability and security is less a product of machtpolitik than political prudence and strategic rationality of officials in regional countries, especially those involved in foreign policy.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister stressed that continued consultations and brotherly and candid negotiations among regional nations would bolster mutual political trust between leaders of countries in the region.
Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister also referred to the historical bonds between Iran and Kuwait and hailed the Raeisi administration’s policy of neighborliness. Otaybi expressed hope that this policy will help expand bilateral and regional cooperation and improve regional stability and security. He also welcomed the recent agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties and reopen their embassies.
Otaybi further pointed to the Kuwaiti Emir’s invitation of President Raeisi in 2021 to visit the Arab country, saying, “We are still looking forward to greeting His Excellency in Kuwait.”
He declared Kuwait’s readiness to host a new meeting with Iran for political consultations.