KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Monday, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace, the visiting Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie and his delegation.

During the meeting, they discussed ways of strengthening the solid strategic relations that link Kuwait and the US, in addition to reviewing regional issues and international efforts aimed at finding a solution to crises in the region. Chief of the General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forced Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al-Khudhr, and Deputy Chief of the Army's General Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah attended the meeting.

Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Sabah had earlier received General McKenzie and his accompanying delegation to discuss issues of common concern. Sheikh Ahmad praised the depth of relations between the two friendly countries and cooperation at various levels, especially military affairs, the Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations of the Kuwaiti Army said in a statement. The meeting was also attended by Lieutenant General Khudhr, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Sabah, US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski, Head of the US Military Cooperation Office Major General Randolph Staudenraus and a number of Kuwaiti Army senior officers.

In other news, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Monday, with the attendance Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Lebanon's visiting general security chief Abbas Ibrahim and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior Lieutenant General Essam Salem Al-Naham and Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Fahad Al-Awadhi. - KUNA