Canadian defense minister in kuwait

Arthur Eggleton, the Canadian minister of defense, arrived yesterday in Kuwait for a four-day formal visit, in which he will discuss with Kuwaiti officials a number of military and defense issues and methods of enhancing cooperation between the two countries.

Eggleton will examine during his visit, the Canadian forces affiliated to the multinational force in Kuwait. He will also visit Canadian military forces deployed along the Kuwaiti - Iraqi borders, including those in UNIKOM delegation (the United Nations Iraq/Kuwait Observer Mission).

Eggleton will also meet with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad al-Abdallah al-Salim al-Sabah, and with a number of military leaders in Kuwait.

Canada is one of the countries who sent military forces to the Gulf region during the standoff between Iraq and the United Nations over inspection sites in Iraq.