Saudi Arabia: Le Drian, Mali and arms talks

meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Vice-Minister of Defence Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz and Commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz. The following 401-word report sheds light on his meetings and tells what he proposed about Mali. It also tells what about arms talks between Saudi Arabia and France. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/05 – Feb. 1, 2013)]