Kuwait, Aug 13, 2021, SPA -- Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah received a phone call Friday from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. During the phone conversation, both sides discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and the latest political developments globally and locally. --SPA 15:09 LOCAL TIME 12:09 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1600255