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The amount of compensation which France has transferred on Wednesday Russia as compensation for the termination of the contract for the supply of the Russian Navy’s two helicopter type “Mistral”, amounted to more than € 1,1 billion according to “Kommersant».
This amount includes, in particular, the risks and costs associated with dismantling and unloading ships with Russian equipment. According to the agreement, the two ships – “Vladivostok” and “Sevastopol” – remain in France.
The Russian authorities feared that these funds could be arrested as part of the Yukos affair, so the translation was carried out “in strict secrecy “Sources told the newspaper in the sphere of military-technical cooperation. Funds were transferred to the accounts of one of the Russian banks.
They explained that these measures were due to the fact that at the time of the transfer of funds from France to Russia all the required conditions for breach of contract money could be arrested. The reason – the decision of the Hague Court to oblige the Russian government to pay former shareholders of Yukos’ $ 50 billion.
It is expected that Paris will receive a helicopter not earlier than September. For dismantling the shipyard STX in Saint-Nazaire A group of Russian experts, who will return to the system of management and communication. Then, it is planned that the French shipbuilders receive end-user certificates issued at the stern, which are in the department to ensure the state defense order of the Defense Ministry. After that Paris will have the right to re-export them to the ships concerned side.
The fact that French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached an agreement on the “Mistral”, on Wednesday evening the press service of the Elysee Palace.
The information has confirmed the press service of the Russian president. In a statement on the Kremlin website said that the heads of state “adopted a joint decision to terminate the contract for the construction and delivery of two landing helicopter dock ships, such as” Mistral “, signed in June 2011.” Also in the press service said that an agreement was reached on “the Russian side compensation funds paid under the contract and the return of the supplied Russian equipment and materials».
«France has donated money and said upon return acquire ownership of the equipment and will be able to dispose of the two ships. Moscow believes the issue “Mistral” fully resolved “, – the report says.
The amount of compensation in reports of any party was not specified.
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