UAE, France, Rafale and air force training teamnote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on 17/10/16 at Al-Shati palace in Abu Dhabi. The following 451-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the Rafale issue and the joint Emirati-French air force training team which was dissolved by Sheikh Mohammad a few months ago. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/45 – Nov. 4, 2016]