KUWAIT CITY, March 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Kuwait will be a significant occasion and chance for signing several deals between both countries in defense, security and customs cooperation, Khaled Al-Jarallah, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister, said on Monday.
Al-Jarallah welcomed Pompeo's visit as part of U.S.-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue between both countries, hoping that it would contribute to promoting strategic dialogue and developing its fields.
He said that Kuwait looks forward to successful talks with Pompeo about several cooperation areas, including economic, investment and energy, as well as security and military cooperation, especially joint counterterror efforts.
The talks will also involve critical regional issues, mainly Yemen and Syria, he pointed out.
Mike Pompeo will visit Kuwait, Lebanon and Israel next week to discuss regional and security issues, said the U.S. State Department on March 15.
According to a statement by deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino, Pompeo will fly to the Middle East on Tuesday, stopping first in Kuwait City for bilateral strategic dialogue before heading to Jerusalem and Beirut.
