Iraq, France and contacts on the Mirage issuenote

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari is said to be preparing to hold contacts with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius on a number of economic and military issues, including that of the Mirage fighter jet. The following 370-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the developments concerning the Iraqi efforts to acquire Mirage fighter jets. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly (Issue No 22/29 – July 17, 2015)]