Airbus to sell 23 helicopters to Saudi Arabia: France

Paris

Airbus will sell 23 helicopters to Saudi Arabia for 500 million euros ($560 million) and launch a feasibility study into building two nuclear reactors in the country, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced Tuesday.

A slew of deals worth billions of euros were announced following the first "Franco-Saudi Joint Commission" meeting in Paris, led by Fabius and Saudi Defence Minister Prince Mohamed bin Salman.

Fabius also mentioned the Saudi Arabian Airlines order for 50 Airbus passenger planes valued at $8 billion, first announced at last week's Paris Air Show.