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Hollande supports sale of Rafale aircraft to Qatar

Doha, Qatar - The Middle-Eastern country is shortly expected to issue a tender to renew its fleet

During the past weekend Western and Arab countries supporting rebel forces which in Syria are trying to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad met in Qatar. French President Francois Hollande exploited the occasion to push the sale of Dassault Rafale aircraft to the country of the Persian Gulf. Dassault won the tender for the supply of 126 Rafale fighters, but the negotiations between...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153458
Rome, Italy, 06/25/2013 17:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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