Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah
Reuters: Kuwait to deliver message to Iran on dialogue with Gulf Arab states
Kuwait's foreign minister will make a rare visit to Tehran on Wednesday to deliver a message to President Hassan Rouhani on a "basis of dialogue" between Gulf Arab states and arch-rival Iran, Kuwait's state news agency reported.
The visit comes days after Rouhani said countries including Kuwait had offered to mediate in the escalating feud between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni power Saudi Arabia.
Kuwaiti news agency KUNA quoted Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah as saying relations between Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of six Arab states "must be based on the UN Charter and principles of international law".
Iran and Saudi Arabia, the dominant member of the GCC, back opposite sides in civil wars in Syria and Yemen.
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Update: Kuwait FM due in Iran soon to relay [P]GCC message: Report (Press TV).
WNU Editor: It looks like the Gulf states want to make a deal.
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