Muscat: Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman received Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Jabir al-Sabah, who arrived on a three-day state visit to Muscat.
An official welcome ceremony was accorded the Kuwaiti leader upon the arrival of his motorcade at the reception building at Muscat Gate.
The two leaders reviewed the good relations binding the Sultanate and the State of Kuwait, as well as the fruitful cooperation between them in various spheres that serve the common interests of both the Omani and Kuwaiti people.
The meeting was attended from the Omani side by Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers and other senior officials.
Over 3000 persons representing many traditional art troupes queued on the roadside chanting welcoming songs for the Kuwaiti leader.