Saudi defense minister meets with Kuwaiti emir

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah today in Kuwait received Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of developing them.

Earlier, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz asserted upon arriving in Bahrain on Friday that Iran is "a friendly and neighborly country for the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

In statements to the Gulf News Agency and to Bahraini television the Saudi minister stressed the need of Iran and the GCC states' attempts to strengthen their relations of friendship, cooperation and dialogue.

On the march of cooperation among the GCC member states, Prince Sultan said the council proceeds according to directives of the GCC leaders and the ambitions of the peoples of the region to progress, and development.

On current developments taking place in the Arab Gulf region, Prince Sultan said the region is witnessing drastic developments, adding, "We are part of the world which is awaiting great developments and we have in this region," to follow up the same trend regarding progress and technology.

Prince Sultan, on the other hand, stressed the deep remarkable historical relations linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.