Minister of emergency situations Vladimir Puchkov sees no political subtext in the absence of a response of France to the proposal of the Russian rescue team to assist in the destruction of the consequences of the crash in the Alps.
last week the Ministry of emergency situations of Russia officially offered the assistance of France in the search operation at the crash site of the Airbus A320 in the framework of the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of civil protection, prevention and elimination of emergency situations. However, no response from France followed.
"I think that there is no politics. The Europeans have enough top experts to work in the mountains. We have established excellent dialogue and direct communication with crisis management centre in Brussels, the UN, Geneva and in other parts of the world. No penalties on the interaction between our departments is not affected, " explained Bundles in conversation, which will be released on Thursday.
He said that the Ministry of emergency situations of Russia has close bilateral contacts with more than 60 countries of the world." Europe Is North and South America, in the South-East, This is the average Asia-China. We implement all approved plans and programs of cooperation. In emergency situations We react very quickly, " said the Head of EMERCOM of Russia.
Aircraft A320 Vueling airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, EN route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, crashed on 24 March in a remote area of the Alps in southeastern France. The crash took the life of 150 people. Entry with only discovered the "black box" indicates that the accident was the result of a deliberate action of the second pilot of the German national Andreas Lubitz.
Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated due to the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the United States from the point of sanctions against certain individuals and organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have imposed with respect to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. The prohibition also included beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products.
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