MNA � Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah and his counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Naser al-Mohammad al-Sabah on their appointment to their new positions in separate telephone talks on Wednesday.

During phone talks, Zarif discussed bilateral relations, regional developments and Hurmoz Peace Initiative (HOPE) with the named Kuwaiti high-ranking officials.

Kuwait's new government headed by Sabah al-Khaled as prime minister was sworn in a ceremony on December 17 attended by the country's emir.