Jordan and Kuwait agree to open embassies

The director of the economic department in the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, Nabil El-Talhoni, announced that the coming week will witnesses an agreement to open the Jordanian embassy in Kuwait.

El-Talhoni, Jordan's former ambassador in Kuwait, said he discussed with Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry official Soliman al-Shaheen the setting for the visit of Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Illah al-Khatib to Kuwait on Saturday.

He also said that al-Khatib's talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheik Sabah al-Ahmed, will address the agreement to open the embassy and specify its situation, as well as other details of the level of Jordanian diplomatic representation in Kuwait.

He also said the relations between Kuwait and Jordan are strong and stable and will turn out to be stronger than before.

El-Tolhoni visited the old location of the Jordanian embassy in Kuwait, which has been closed since 1990.