Moscow and Paris Pre-agreed amount of liquidated damages for non-delivery of " Mistral ", said on Thursday informed source. "during June turned out to agreed, in advance, on both sides of the opinion on the amount of the payment by France to compensate Russia for non-delivery of" Mistral ". Previously, because the decision has to be approved now by the governments of several countries, "said the source RIA" Novosti ". He said that meetings have been very active." It is because of them and to reach the agreed, in advance, the conclusion about the amount of the payments. Currently, the delegations are discussing the technical procedure of payments of compensation, " He explained. According to his statement, the next phase of consultations will take place in July. However, the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation on the issues of military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin said that the dialogues on the "Mistral" is nearing completion, and in the near future, during the month, a contract will be signed for a refund." in practice, all problems have been resolved, " He admitted. On June 27, French printed illustrated edition Challenges wrote that France is trying to get payment for the "Mistral" is not more than 1 billion euros. Review of the publication, this number will be " easier to operate ", providing explanations of the French community are made large payments under the contract. The contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter carrier was signed Between the French company DCNS and Rosoboronexport in 2011. The price of the contract ? 1, 2 billion euros. 1st ship ? "Vladivostok" ? was obliged to go to the Russian Federation in 2014, the second ? Sevastopol ? in 2015. Against delivery of the vessels made in the USA. Last year Paris at the time stopped the supply ships, for which he received the money, citing his disagreement with the policy of Russia in Ukraine. Opposing political force and the trade unions of France criticized the President of the Fifth Republic for refusing to put Russia "Mistral" alleging pressure from the capital of the USA. The Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-industrial Commission Oleg Bochkarev said that the issue of transfer of "Mistral" Russia and France is not discussed, the narrative is about the amount of compensation. According to him, Russia will build their own helicopter instead of the French " Mistral ".
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