Qatar: Khaled Al-Atiyyah, Fabius and Rafalenote

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is said to have seized the opportunity of his recent meetings with Qatari Foreign Minister Dr Khaled Al-Atiyyah in Paris and brought up the Rafale issue with him. The following 402-word report sheds light on the discussions on the Rafale subject and tells what about the outcome. It also tells what about the Qatari plans in this regard. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/38 – September 20, 2013)]