New Delhi, Dec 4 (Reporter) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and visiting Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al Yahya today held talks on ways to further expand bilateral ties, and also exchanged views on the developments in the Middle East and India’s cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Kuwaiti FM visited India on December 3-4 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. This is the first official visit to India of Abudullah Ali Al Yahya as the Foreign Minister of Kuwait. EAM Jaishankar posted on X: “Concluded a productive meeting with FM Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya of Kuwait today. “Discussed the multifaceted India-Kuwaiti relations and ways to further expand ties. The agreement signed today to institute a Joint Commission for Cooperation #JCC will surely supplant these efforts. “Also exchanged views on recent developments in West Asia and our cooperation with the GCC.” Both Ministers held bilateral talks today in New Delhi and reviewed the entire spectrum of India-Kuwait ties in areas including political, trade, investment, energy, food security and people to people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, a statement said. The two Ministers signed an MoU on establishing a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) at the level of Foreign Ministers. New Joint Working Groups in areas of Trade, Investment, Education, Technology, Agriculture, Security and Culture, will be set up under the JCC. The JCC mechanism will act as an umbrella institutional mechanism to comprehensively review and monitor the entire gamut of our bilateral relations under the new Joint Working Groups and the existing ones in areas including Hydrocarbons, Health and Consular matters. Foreign Minister Yahya also made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recalled the strong historical bonds between the two countries and conveyed his appreciation to the leadership of Kuwait for the welfare of over a million strong vibrant Indian community in Kuwait. PM Modi in a post on X said: “Glad to receive Foreign Minister of Kuwait H.E. Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya. I thank the Kuwaiti leadership for the welfare of the Indian nationals. India is committed to advance our deep-rooted and historical ties for the benefit of our people and the region.” India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations, which are rooted in history and have stood the test of time. There have been regular exchanges between both sides which reflect the importance attached to this relationship by both sides. The Indian community living in Kuwait serves as a living bridge for strong people to people ties between the two countries, the statement said...////...