France will finally sell the Rafale abroad

Unless dramatic turn of events, the first Rafale sales overseas contract will be signed Monday. Egypt will acquire 24 copies of the French fighter. An announcement by Paris on Thursday, with some relief. Because the Rafale has dragged on for years the reputation of being unsaleable abroad.

The sale of 24 Rafale and FREMM multimission frigate of Egypt covers an amount of 5.2 billion euros. A sale that was done "quickly," especially because "the threats that exist around the country," said French President Francois Hollande. "For the financing, the state has made a number of efforts. And why does he practice? Not just for there Rafale that are sold, but because we consider, I consider that in the present context, it is very important that Egypt can work for stability and be safe. "

While stressing that the regime of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi did not hesitate to shoot at protesters recently, the national secretary of Ecology Europe -The Greens Emmanuelle Cosse wondered, however, if such sale was relevant in Egypt, saw its economic and social difficulties.