Kuwaiti premier to visit Thailand

Kuwaiti premier to visit Thailand

BANGKOK (AFP): Kuwaiti Prime Minister Saad al-Abdallah al- Sabah will visit Thailand April 10-12 for talks with government officials and business leaders, the Thai government announced yesterday.

It will be the first official visit to Thailand by the Kuwaiti head of government.

Sheikh Saad, who is also crown prince, will be accompanied by senior government leaders, including Oil Minister Abdel Mohsen Al-Midaaj, and by prominent businessmen.

Thailand is to be the second stop on a four-nation tour by the Kuwaiti prime minister, who is already in China. From Bangkok, he travels to Indonesia and Bangladesh before returning home.