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KUWAIT / NEW DELHI, June 28:   The Indian government agreed to let Kuwaiti airline companies increase their weekly carrying capacity by 1,300 seats after a bilateral meeting on aviation was held here Wednesday.

Indian Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel met Kuwaiti Minister of Communication Ismael Al-Shatty here Wednesday discussing issues of promoting bilateral relations on civil aviation, according to a press release of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

According to the agreement, Kuwaiti airline company Jazeera Airways will operate 1,300 more seats per week from Wednesday.

India was in the process of opening up its skies, however, it still needed to address important issues such as proper airport infrastructure and the development of domestic carriers, Patel said at the meeting.

Another bilateral talk on opening civil aviation market will be held on July 18 and 19 here. The two sides agreed that they will discuss issues like linking Kuwait to more Indian cities and further increase in number of seats, the press release said.

Ismael Al-Shatty expressed satisfaction with the talks and hoped to build a strategic partnership with India in the near future.