Kuwaiti minister to visit South Korea

It was announced on Friday in Seoul that Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Salem al-Sabah will visit South Korea on Monday to discuss military cooperation between the two countries in the first talks of their kind between the two countries.

The South Korean Defense Ministry said it expects the Kuwaiti defense minister and his South Korean counterpart will sign an agreement on cooperation and military exchange. But gave no further details.

During his visit to South Korea, which will end on Friday, al-Sabah is expected to visit Banmo Njoum village on the border between the two Koreas and to tour firms for manufacturing weapons in South Korea.