Saudi Prince Mohammad, Hollande and FREMM dealnote

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Defence Minister, is going ahead with plans to buy French-built frigates in favor of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). He is said to said to have talked to French President François Hollande about this matter when they met in China earlier this month on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Hangzhou. The following 386-word report sheds more light on the subject. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/40 – Sept. 30, 2016]