▲ Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (R) and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, shake hands before holding talks in Seoul on Aug. 25, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, held talks Tuesday during which they discussed cooperation in the fields of energy, infrastructure and others, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

The top diplomats also exchanged in-depth opinions about the Middle East situation, the ministry said, amid the lingering war between the United States and Iran.

Al-Sabah's visit to South Korea marked the first visit by a Kuwaiti foreign minister to the country since 2007.

Kuwait was South Korea's fifth-largest crude oil supplier and fourth-largest overseas construction market as of 2025, and the two nations have maintained a comprehensive and mutually beneficial partnership, the ministry said.

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