The loaned 3.2 billion euros to finance the recent multi billion-euro purchase of French military equipment, 's president said in an interview on al-Arabiya TV on Saturday.

signed an agreement this month to buy 5.2 billion euros worth of French weapons, including 24 Rafale combat jets made by Dassault Aviation, a multi-mission naval frigate, and air-to-air missiles.

"The last equipment we got from was with a French loan worth 3.2 billion euros and this loan was extended from the ," President said in the interview.

said at the time the deal was agreed to that more than half the purchase price would be financed by French banks with a state-backed Coface guarantee.