HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has met with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly at the French Defence Ministry headquarters in Paris. The meeting discussed the bilateral relations in defence and ways to strengthen them, as well as the latest developments in the region. The meeting was attended by Qatar’s ambassador to France Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani and the Qatari military attache in France Brigadier General Mohamed Mubarak al-Shahwani.