Kuwait City: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Kuwait as part of a Middle East tour where he will lead the US delegation for the third US-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue and meet with Kuwaiti leaders, according to KUNA.
The talks, which was was supposed to take place last January, follow two editions of strategic dialogue which took place in 2016 and 2017.
In a statement issued before the visit, the US State Department described Kuwait as a longtime friend and vital partner that helps advance key US interests in the region, including defence and counter-terrorism.
During his travel to Kuwait, Pompeo is scheduled to participate in a series of bilateral meetings with high-level officials and attend the third US-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue, according to the statement.
The US Secretary of State will make two other other two stops in Lebanon and Israel as part of the regional tour which runs until Saturday (March 23).