Kuwait: Emir Sabah’s meetings

Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah had a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on 18 February in Kuwait. On 23 February, he met new US defence secretary Ashton Carter at the Amiri Airport; Carter, sworn in in February, had summoned around 30 high-ranking military commanders and diplomats to Kuwait to discuss the strategy against Islamic State. The same day, Emir Sabah went on to Jordan, where he held official talks with King Abdullah II, followed by a banquet.