KUWAIT CITY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Kuwait will boost strategic cooperation between the two countries, an official from Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The visit will result in signing more agreements to boost strategic cooperation between the two friendly countries for the next 25 years in various sectors, said Reem Al-Khaled, Kuwaiti assistant foreign minister for the Americas, in a statement.
Kuwait will host the third Kuwait-U.S. Strategic Dialogue with Pompeo during his visit, highlighting the exceptionally solid relations between the two countries, she added.
Pompeo will meet with Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to discuss bilateral relations and regional matters of common concern, the Kuwaiti official noted.
Al-Khaled also hailed the important role of the private sectors of Kuwait and the United States in boosting economic cooperation between the two countries.
Established in October 2016, the Kuwait-U.S. Strategic Dialogue were held in the United States in 2016 and 2017, during which the two countries signed cooperation agreements and MoUs over security, counter-terrorism, economy, trade, education, oil, custom and consular affairs.
