Ongoing talks over divided zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Ongoing talks between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia pending an agreement on the resumption of oil output in the Divided Zone is “testament” to the camaraderie between the Gulf neighbors, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said Sunday. “The issue will be sorted out amicably befitting the brotherly relationship between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,” Al- Ghanim emphasized, thanking officials from both nations for their contributions towards resolving the matter. The oil-rich Zone is an area of 5,770- sq km between the two countries that was left undefined when the border was established by the Uqair Convention of Dec 2, 1922. (KUNA)