US' Pompeo to visit Kuwait on Tuesday

By Mohamed Abdul Ghaffar

KUWAIT CITY (AA) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Kuwait on Tuesday, according to the Gulf country's deputy foreign minister.

The visit "represents an appropriate and important opportunity to sign a number of agreements between the two friendly states in the fields of defense, security and customs cooperation," Khaled al-Jarallah said in statements on Monday.

He said Pompeo's talks in Kuwait will tackle regional issues, particularly the situation in Yemen and Syria.

Pompeo is scheduled to hold a press conference in Kuwait on Wednesday at the end of his talks with Kuwaiti officials.

The top U.S. diplomat's visit to the Gulf state is part of a regional tour, which will also take him to Lebanon, according to the U.S. State Department.