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Originally Posted by Kris777
Well, old Soviet Union had no republics with people speaking Arabic language  |
True, but they did have Client States in the mid-east:
http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue1/jv5n1a3.html
Perhaps, if the term had a more exact definition, the Soviet Union's deep
and continuing involvement with a number of mid-eastern states, would not
be technically "Client States", but they certainly had and still maintain a
relationship that mandates some understanding of the languages in that
area of the world.
Luck;
Ken