The 5th India-Kuwait Foreign Office Consultations were held in New Delhi today. During the consultation, both sides undertook a comprehensive review of various aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. The Indian delegation was led by Vipul, Joint Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs, and the Kuwaiti delegation was headed by Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat, Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Affairs of Kuwait. They also agreed to diversify cooperation in various areas, particularly trade and investment, education, science and high technology, health, and tourism.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian side thanked the Kuwaiti side for ensuring the welfare of the large Indian community in Kuwait and looked forward to further facilitation and streamlining of some of the consular issues affecting the community. Both sides agreed on the importance of effective implementation of the bilateral MoU on Domestic sector workers to ensure safe and legal migration. The Indian side conveyed that it looks forward to welcoming Kuwait as a Dialogue Partner in SCO soon under its Presidency.</span><br />