Iraq: Maliki, France, Gowind OPV – Update 1note

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have received French reactions to a project to buy more military vessels for the Iraqi Navy. The following 411-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the French reactions and what about the French-made Gowind L’Adroit offshore patrol vessel (OPV). [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/04 – January 24, 2014)]