Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in a message on Tuesday extended his felicitations to Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah on his appointment as Kuwait\'s new foreign minister.A statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry\'s Information and Press Bureau said Salehi sent a message to Khalid al-Sabah to congratulate him on his appointment as the new Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. In his message, Salehi wished Khalid al-Sabah success, and expressed the hope that the \"age-old and unique relations between the two Muslim and brotherly countries\" would further strengthen and progress during his term. Khalid al-Sabah replaced Kuwait\'s former minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.