Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and EU-made fighter jetsnote

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari is said to have solicited Jordanian King Abdullah II earlier this week to intervene with Saudi Arabia and convince it to not block his country’s efforts to buy EU-made fighter jets. The following 388-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the fighter jets in question and what about Iraqi proposals to help Jordan start mediation. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/24 – June 10, 2016]