UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, Hollande and Rafale issuenote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received French President François Hollande on 2/12/16 in Abu Dhabi in the presence French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. The following 346-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the Rafale issue. Note that President Hollande was in Abu Dhabi to attend the Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference there. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/50 – Dec. 9, 2016]