Iraq: Talabani, Sarkozy and Rafale F-1note

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy are said to have discussed Iraqi plans to buy the French-made Rafale aircraft at their meeting in Paris last month. The following 329-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how each side approached it and what each side told the other about the obstacles that are standing on the way.