PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak held a high-profile meeting here with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French defence industry representatives.
The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was held during a courtesy call to Najib at the Prime Minister’s office here yesterday.
A member of Le Drian’s delegation said the meeting, which was also attended by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, discussed Malaysia’s interest to purchase Mistral helicopter carriers.
Le Drian was also to co-chair the French-Malaysian Defence Joint High Strategic Committee with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin later yesterday.
The French Tribune newspaper recently suggested that Malaysia was also a possible contender for purchasing one of the Mistral aircraft carriers which had been ordered by Russia from STX France before being cancelled after the Ukrainian stand-off in 2014.
It was reported that Malaysia had been interested in buying an aircraft carrier similar to a Mistral. — Bernama
Published: Wednesday September 2, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday September 2, 2015 MYT 7:25:40 AM
Updated: Wednesday September 2, 2015 MYT 7:25:40 AM
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