On 16-17 October 2017, the Italian Defense Minister, Senator Roberta Pinotti, came to the State of Kuwait on an official visit, where she had meetings with H.H. the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, H.H. the Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
During the meetings, they discussed recent international and regional political developments as well as the prospects for further strengthening and broadening of the bilateral cooperation in the field of defence.