The Representative of His Highness the Amir of the State, His Highness the Crown Prince, received the Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic in New York.

New York, 23 Sep (KUNA) -- His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince, received today Dr. Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of the sister Republic of Lebanon, and his accompanying delegation at the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in New York, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The meeting discussed the fraternal bilateral relations between the State of Kuwait and the sister Republic of Lebanon and ways to develop them to serve the interests of both countries and their brotherly peoples, in addition to discussing the latest developments on the regional and international scenes.

Attending the meeting were H.E. Sheikh Jeraf Al-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mishal Al-Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Director General of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority; H.E. Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi; H.E. Ambassador Tariq Muhammad Al-Bunai, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations; and H.E. Major General Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Dai, Director of the Office of His Highness the Crown Prince. (End) M.A.A.