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Qatari Emir visits France
Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar.


French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande (L) arrives for an official dinner with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech, as part of an official dinner with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), delivers a speech alongside French President Francois Hollande during an official dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, during an official dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C), delivers a speech, flanked by French President Francois Hollande (C-R), during an official dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 23, 2014. Sheikh Tamim is on an official visit to France focused on the Iraqi and Syrian crises, and the sale of French Rafale fighter planes to Qatar. (AFP/Getty Images)