KUWAIT: Director General of Kuwait’s Directorate General of the Coast Guard, Commodore Sheikh Mubarak Ali Al-Sabah, discussed Sunday with the visiting Iranian Border Guards Commander, Major General Ahmad Goudarzi, boosting commercial and fishing vessel search and rescue efforts and combating drug smuggling and maritime piracy. In a press statement, the Interior Ministry said that the meeting was held at the Sabah Al-Ahmad Coast Guard Base in Kuwait.

Commodore Sheikh Mubarak and Maj. Gen. Ahmad also mulled beefing up the security of maritime borders. Both sides underlined the importance of cementing security cooperation, mainly related to securing maritime borders, streamlining commercial maritime routes, and maintaining the security and stability of maritime navigation. — KUNA