Iraq, France and talks on Rafale or Mirage 2000note

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have given instructions to take the necessary measures to retrieve more than 650m Euros ($900m) deposited in French banks since the era of former Saddam’s regime to buy Mirage F-1 fighter jets. The following 406-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether the move has to do or not with Iraqi-French talks on Iraqi plans to buy the Rafale or the Mirage-2000.