Qatar has opened a new military liaison office in Kuwait, a fellow member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Qatar’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
In a ministry statement, Major-General Ibrahim Saad al-Kubaisi, Qatar’s military attaché in Kuwait, said the move “reflects our common interests and the prospects for cooperation between our two brotherly countries, especially in the defense and military fields�.
The new liaison office, al-Kubaisi added, “will strengthen the bond� between Qatar’s armed forces and Kuwait’s military command by providing the best educational opportunities and training for military cadets�.
Kuwait has maintained neutrality -- and is even playing a mediating role -- in the five-month-old political dispute pitting Qatar against fellow GCC members Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
By Ahmed Yusuf in Doha, Qatar
Anadolu Agency