The Director-General of the Coast Guard General Department, Rear Admiral Talal Al-Mounes, accompanied by the Director of the Naval Formations Department, Colonel Navy Jaber Dashti, and Naval Colonel Muhammad Al-Sharrah, chaired the ninth meeting of the Coast Guard Committee between Kuwait and Iran in Tehran from 13 to 15 June, in the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires Kuwait Embassy in Iran Fawaz Al-Dhafiri.
The two sides stressed the need to enhance maritime border cooperation, ensure the security of the maritime borders between the two countries, combat drug trafficking and maritime crime, and the importance of improving maritime security in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, facilitating maritime trade lines, maintaining stability and safety of navigation, and discussing ensuring the security of fishermen and sailors, and exchanging information, cooperation, combating piracy and maritime crimes, and combating drug smugglers for the sake of everyone, reports a local Arabic daily.