Saudi Crown Prince Salman, Le Drian and FREMMnote

Saudi Crown Prince Salman, who also acts as Deputy PM and Defence Minister, met yesterday (3/9/14) with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris. The following 510-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns the FREMM-class frigate. It also tells what about the Saudi-French contacts which were held on the subject before and after Salman-Le Drian meeting. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/36 – September 5, 2014)]