LONDON: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi on Wednesday held talks with Britain's Middle East Affairs Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, ahead of a joint steering committee meeting in Kuwait later this month.

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Al-Otaibi meets with Britain's Middle East Affairs Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad. - KUNA

The talks examined ongoing preparations for a separate Kuwaiti-British ministerial-level meeting slated for March, in addition to efforts aiming to improve bilateral trade and investment ties, according to a Kuwaiti embassy statement. The Kuwaiti diplomat and British minister also exchanged viewpoints on ongoing developments around the world, added the statement. - KUNA