French defense minister visits Israel

French Defense Minister Alain Richard held talks in Tel Aviv with the Israeli Prime Minister and the Israeli defense minister as well as his deputy. The French embassy in Israel and the French official did not reveal nature of the talks held with the defense minister who arrived at Tel Aviv yesterday, while French sources said that the talks focused on the military side, referring that the minister visited the Israeli jets factories and Wiseman factories and Wiseman corporation for sciences, adding that the meeting tackled the Israeli withdrawal from south.