Kuwaiti foreign ministry summons the Iranian charge de affairs

The Kuwaiti foreign ministry yesterday summoned the charge de affairs at the Iranian embassy in Kuwait to inform him " its protest and non- satisfaction " following the meeting of two Kuwaiti Shiite groups with a representative for the Iranian government in the Iranian embassy in Kuwait and asked for an explanation to this meeting.

The Kuwaiti news agency said that the foreign ministry summoned the charge de affairs of the Iranian embassy, Abu al-Qasem al-Shashai, who had met with secretary of the Kuwaiti foreign ministry Suleiman al-Jarullah. The Kuwaiti news agency added that al-Jarullah expressed the protest of Kuwait and its non satisfaction over the meetings held at the headquarters of the Iranian embassy between Kuwaiti sides and a representative for the Iranian government." The agency said that al-Jarullah asked the Iranian charge de affairs "an explanation from the Iranian authorities over these contacts which the state of Kuwait finds as does not serve friendship relations between the two neighboring states." Local papers said that representatives for the Iranian leader Ali Khameini recently came to Kuwait and held meetings with prominent figures from the Shiite community and certain Shiite political groups in an attempt to maintain differences.