Macron in United Arab Emirates for bilateral talks, Christmas with French troops
Tripotay Lakay21 Dec 2025 - 11:42


France will build a new aircraft carrier to boost its capacities as a maritime power, President Emmanuel Macron has told French troops gathered at a military base in Abu Dhabi, where he will also discuss bilateral ties with the Gulf state, notably co-operation on combatting drug trafficking. The UAE is the world’s biggest buyer of French weapons but faces allegations they’re being used to supply Sudanese paramilitary forces.


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