Qatar: Minister Al-Atiyyah, Mattis and F-15 dealnote

Qatari Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khaled Al-Atiyyah met with US Defence Secretary James Mattis on 27/3/17 in Washington. He is said to have had a talk with Mattis about a Qatari order for 72 aircraft of type F-15 Strike Eagle in favor of the Qatari Air Force (QAF). The following 316-word report sheds more light on the conversation between both men over the deal and tells what about the outcome. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/14 – April 7, 2017]