Iraq, France and talks on Mirage 2000-9 and Rafalenote

The central government in Baghdad is said to have intention to reopen a direct line with Paris to buy Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets and discuss with it the possibility of buying the Rafale aircraft. The following 353-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what the Iraqis say about the French reaction. It also tells what about the reaction of the US embassy in Baghdad and what about the Iraqi Kurdish reaction.