Manama, January 07, 2020, SPA -- Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received a phone call today from United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. During the call, they reviewed the existing strategic relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States of America, and stressed the importance of continuing to support regional and international efforts aimed at enhancing security and stability and achieving peace and development in the region and the world. --SPA 03:27 LOCAL TIME 00:27 GMT 0037 www.spa.gov.sa/w1241689