Kuwait brushed aside Israeli claims that "secret contacts" were held between Tel Aviv and some Arab and Islamic countries including Kuwait. "We are used to these claims from the Israeli side which plants false news that are near to wishful thinking than reality," Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah said in statements to daily Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper Friday. "Our position is clear, no normalization, no contacts nor dealings with the Israeli side but until comprehensive and just peace prevails," underlined Al-Sabah. "This is a firm Kuwaiti position from which we will not deviate," he said.
Foreign undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah also denied any contact. "There were no contacts and will not be," he told the daily. Israeli foreign ministry director general had claimed the ministry was contacting Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Bahrain, Chad, Morocco, Tunisia, Pakistan and Indonesia. Israeli foreign ministry spokesman also claimed the Jewish state was undergoing official "secret" contacts with these countries. He did not say where these contacts were taking place. However, the spokesman confirmed Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom's previous announcement that Tel Aviv was negotiating with 10 Arab countries, some of which are Gulf states. |