German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad al-Sabah in Berlin next week for talks on the situation in the Middle East, dpa quoted a governmental spokesman as saying Friday. The two leaders will also discuss trade issues and bilateral relations when they confer on September 7, government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said. The Kuwaiti premier will be welcomed with full military honours at the chancellor's office ahead of the talks. Meetings with Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier and Economics Minister Michael Glos are also planned during the prime minister's visit from September 6-8. Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah will also be guest of honour at the 9th German-Arab economic forum which takes place in Berlin next week.