KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the former president of Turkey Abdullah Gul. — KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the former president of Turkey Abdullah Gul. — KUNA photos

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the former president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, and his accompanying official delegation, in presence of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The two sides held official talks that dealt with bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields, as well as expanding cooperation between Kuwait and Turkey. Amiri Diwan Affairs Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Amiri Diwan and Crown Prince Diwan officials also attended the meeting.

National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem also met with Gul, while His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak held a luncheon banquet in honor of Turkey's former president and his accompanying delegation. Later, Gul visited the Tareq Rajab Museum in Jabriya, and was accompanied by the chief of mission of honor, advisor at the Amiri Diwan Khaled Yusuf Al-Fuleij.

Meanwhile, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf received Sultan Bin Salman Bin Hethlain, head of the Ajman tribe. Earlier, His Highness received Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Moreover, His Highness separately received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Pakistani Speaker

In other news, Ghanem held talks yesterday with the visiting National Assembly Speaker of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and his accompanying delegation. The talks reviewed bilateral relations between Kuwait and Pakistan as well as ways of enhancing them in all fields, especially parliamentary ones.

They also exchanged views on the latest developments on regional and international levels, plus a number of issues of common concern. After the meeting, Ghanim hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of the visiting Pakistani parliament speaker. The luncheon was attended by a number of MPs and Secretary-General of Kuwait's National Assembly Allam Ali Al-Kandari. - KUNA