KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Tuesday received the Chinese ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwei, discussing strategic cooperation between the two countries.

The ministry of defense said in a statement that minister Sheikh Fahad hosted the Chinese envoy at Seif palace, adding that Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended the session.

The two sides discussed progress that had been made in the cooperation between the two countries at various levels and prospects of expanding the coordination. They also touched on various other issues of common concern. - KUNA