Reuters June 23, 2013 - 07:56 DOHA (Reuters) - France has made new offers on supplying military equipment to Qatar and is optimistic about the outcome, French President Francois Hollande said in an interview published on Sunday. France is the top military supplier to the Gulf state and has been hoping to sign a contract to equip Qatar's air force with Rafale fighter planes made by Dassault. "We supply light and modern arms to the Qatari army," Hollande told Qatar's state news agency QNA, according to a transcript. "I made new proposals for air, land and naval defence. I am quite confident that we will make progress in each of these areas," he said, without giving details. The French...
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