French arms sales to Saudi Arabia leap 50%
Paris also boosts EU sales in drive to boost bloc's security independence and counter aggressive US marketing
04 June 2019 - 18:01
Paris — France’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia rose 50% in 2018 despite the government calling for an end to the “dirty war” in Yemen, according to figures released on Tuesday.
An annual government report showed that total arms sales rose 30% to €9.1bn in 2018, driven by a sharp increase in sales to European allies...
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