UAE: Rafale deal and nuclear programmenote

French President Nicolas Sarkozy inaugurated a French military base in Abu Dhabi last week. While there, he held talks with Emirati officials on the Rafale deal. The following 334-word report focuses on the subject and tells whether President Sarkozy reached a compromise with Emirati officials or not. It also tells what about the UAE nuclear programme and whether it is somehow linked to the Rafale deal or not.