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Saint-Nazaire, France, October 14, 2015, 07:25 – REGNUM , President of France Francois Hollande during a visit to the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire on October 13, he said that relations with Russia were adjusted and new arrangements for the construction of ships can not be excluded, according to Associated Press.
«The relations with Russia will improve. I even think that we would agree on new ships “, – said Hollande. Which ships in question, civil or military, the French president did not elaborate.
Visiting the shipyard, Hollande went on board one of unsold Russian helicopter type “Mistral”. As for the situation with the helicopter, the president of the republic said that Paris was forced to sell the helicopter to another buyer for security reasons.
Recall, 10 October, Egypt and France have signed a contract for the purchase of Cairo 2 helicopter type “Mistral”, which were previously destined for Russia. The official signing ceremony was held in the palace, “Al-Ittihad” in Cairo in the presence of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls.
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As previously reported IA REGNUM , a contract for the construction and delivery of two helicopter carriers of the “Mistral” was signed between Rosoboronexport and the French DCNS / STX in 2011. Russia has paid an advance payment in the amount of 892.9 million euros, as well as incurred costs for the preparation of the crew, the construction of infrastructure to ship in Vladivostok and the creation of several prototypes of helicopter deck.
The transfer of the first ship of the Russian side was to be held in November 2014, but that did not happen. The French side said that Russia can not send warships to the armed conflict in Ukraine. In early August, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande agreed to terminate the contract for the supply of “Mistral».
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