Kuwait, US review joint cooperation at annual military committee meeting

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Kuwait and the US held the annual meeting of their Joint Military Committee (JMC) at the Pentagon to review joint cooperation, the Kuwaiti military said Saturday, Anadolu reports.

The meeting was co-chaired by Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Khaled Daraj Saad Al-Shuraian and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Middle East and Central Asia Michael DiMino, the army added in a statement.

The two sides held a series of workshops during the meeting and reviewed joint cooperation in maintenance and training.

They also signed a memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership with the Maryland National Guard, the statement said.

Al-Shuraian was accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior Kuwaiti Army officers, the statement said.

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