UAE: Sheikh Abdullah, Fabius and Rafalenote

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is said to have got in touch recently with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan over the Rafale aircraft. The following 390-word report sheds light on the telephone conversation and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the Emirati-French contacts on a deal for this aircraft. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/35 – August 29, 2014)]