ABU DHABI: France will have a permanent military base in the United Arab Emirates under a deal signed on Tuesday during a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy to Abu Dhabi, a French presidential source said.
Around 400 to 500 French army, navy and air force personnel will be stationed at the facility in the oil-rich Gulf country, the source said while talking to a French news agency, requesting anonymity.
A local news agency said that an agreement to "boost relations between the two friendly countries through military cooperation" was inked by UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan and French Defence Minister Herve Morin, without providing details of the deal.
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