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France, Georgia
Paris seeking arms sales with Georgia as rest of EU turns away

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The founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron. © D. Mdzinarishvilip//P. Bonnière/La Voix du Nord/MaxPPP

In what appears to be a fresh diplomatic gamble by Paris, the French defence ministry sent a military-industrial delegation to Georgia earlier this month to explore potential arms sales. The move comes as Tbilisi finds itself increasingly isolated from the rest of the EU.

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