WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th January, 2021) Newly confirmed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and shared global security challenges in the first call with Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan, a readout of the conversation said.
"The leaders discussed the many global security challenges we face including COVID-19, security concerns on the North American continent, and the collective challenges to a free and open rules-based international order," the readout said on Tuesday.