Kuwait hopeful of imminent Iran-Arab dialog

Kuwait has expressed optimism about the potential launch of talks between the Persian Gulf Arab states and Iran, after the emirate and Tehran took a number of goodwill steps in that direction.

According to Press TV, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah made the remarks to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony at Bangladeshi Embassy in Kuwait City on Sunday, the official Kuwait News Agency reported.

A ministerial meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), a body of regional Arab states, would address the issue of potential dialog with Iran on Thursday, he added.

He also said his country had informed leaders of other Persian Gulf states of the content of a recent message relayed to the emirate by the Islamic Republic.

The official message by President Hassan Rouhani was submitted by Iranian Ambassador Alireza Enayati to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah on March 13.

The top Kuwaiti diplomat visited Tehran in late January, bearing a message from the PGCC. The message reportedly described a “basis of dialog” between the organization’s Arab states and the Islamic Republic.

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