Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah received, Thursday, Kuwaiti ambassador Sheikh Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and congratulated him on his new post as Kuwaiti ambassador to Italy. Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah also received French envoy to Kuwait Nada Yafi who was accompanied by her country\'s new appointed military attache at the French Embassy here. The French envoy discussed, at the meeting, issues of common interest. Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah, on the other hand, expressed his deep appreciation to the solid ties between Kuwait and France.