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Oct 3, 2010

Emiratos Árabes Unidos cancela negociaciones por el Rafale/ Dispute over article freezes France-UAE arms talks


Una información publicada en el diario Le Figaro ha sido al parecer la causa de que se rompan estas negociaciones. El periódico afirmó que Emiratos Árabes Unidos estaba utilizando tecnología israelí para vigilar sus fronteras, cuando ambos estados no mantienen relaciones diplomáticas.
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A row over a French newspaper article is behind the breakdown of talks for a sale of French warplanes to the United Arab Emirates worth $5-6 billion, a senior French government source said on Friday.
UAE officials were angry about a June 26 article in Le Figaro, owned by conservative politician Serge Dassault, whose family-controlled Dassault Aviation made the Rafale, government officials said.
The newspaper said the UAE used Israeli technology to help secure its borders. Business with Israel remains a sensitive subject in the Gulf where most countries including the UAE have no relations with the Jewish state.
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