11.   He also held talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah, on prospects of military cooperation between the two countries.

12.   He will be the fourth Middle East leader to hold talks with the new French president after his Egyptian, Lebanese and Kuwaiti counterparts, officials said.

13.   As foreign minister, Kabariti travelled to several of the Gulf states and met with his Kuwaiti counterpart on the sidelines of an Arab League meeting in Cairo.

14.   Perry was greeted by his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad al-Hamud al-Sabah, KUNA news agency reported.

15.   The Kuwaitis are insisting on a compensation package and Taylor has now made arrangements to meet his Kuwaiti counterpart in the Middle East to thrash out a deal.

16.   The Iranian minister is due to meet his Kuwaiti counterpart, Nasser al-Rodhan, later on Tuesday, the official Kuwaiti news agency KUNA said.