Putin meets Kuwaiti Emir

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kuwaiti head of state, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, discussed the key aspects of bilateral cooperation and the situation in the Middle East during a meeting in Sochi.

"We are very excited to meet you and talk about our bilateral relations and about the situation in the region with you and your colleagues," the Russian leader said. "The situation in the region is not easy, some can even say difficult," he added.

The President also noted that Russia knows the Kuwaiti leader very well as he has long served as the country’s Foreign Minister. "However, this is your first visit to our country as the head of state, and we are very happy about it," TASS cited Putin as saying.