Kuwait\'s acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah conferred here on Wednesday separatly with Defense officials from the UK and France. Sheikh jaber met with British Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence Lord Astor of Hever , who is now visiting Kuwait. The kuwaiti official later met with Elaf Blanc , the Director of International Development of the General Administration of armament and representative of French Defence Minister. Talks during the two separate meetings focussed on bolstering relations between Kuwait and the two European nations within the military domain. The meetings also touched on issues of mutual interests.