Qatar has opened a new military liaison office in Kuwait, a fellow member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Qatar鈥檚 Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
In a ministry statement, Major-General Ibrahim Saad al-Kubaisi, Qatar鈥檚 military attach茅 in Kuwait, said the move 鈥渞eflects our common interests and the prospects for cooperation between our two brotherly countries, especially in the defense and military fields鈥�.
The new liaison office, al-Kubaisi added, 鈥渨ill strengthen the bond鈥� between Qatar鈥檚 armed forces and Kuwait鈥檚 military command by providing the best educational opportunities and training for military cadets鈥�.
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
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