Kuwait, Nov 7 (ANI): Kuwait has denied reports that American troops would be shifted to its borders after concluding their mission in Iraq.
Defence Minister, Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah said there were no plans to base more US troops on the Boubyan Island or on the mainland as they pull out of neighboring Iraq.
Mubarak said that the US military presence in his country was only through by bilateral, agreements and as of now, there were no plans to increase it.
Kuwait would be a mere crosspoint for US forces as they withdraw from Iraq, Gulf News quoted the minister, as saying.
Earlier, media reports suggested that the US would reinforce its presence in the Gulf after ending its Iraq mission.
Reports said that the US is seeking to expand military ties with the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations-Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Reports said that the US planning to deploy about 4,000 soldiers in Kuwait. (ANI)
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