Former French foreign Minister hopes for the execution of the contract on the " Mistral "

Former Minister of foreign Affairs, former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin nourishes the hope that Russia and France will improve the relationship and the contract for the supply of helicopter carrier Mistral will be made.

" I hope that in the near future the Russian Federation and France will improve relations between themselves and the contract will be fulfilled, " said in an interview Last news Dominique de Villepin.

according to him, the contract was signed a few years ago and its implementation " in the interests of both parties ".

" For this we need to reach a part of the results. Because of the current tensions in relations with Russia) the government of France is difficult to go forward, but I hope that over the next weeks we will find a way of improving the situation and then perform the contract, " says de Villepin.

in September, France once again threatened Russia to stop for a while the supply of helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", linking his solution to the crisis in Ukraine, which, according to the French side, Moscow, Russia participates. Later authorized the Elysee Palace explained that the delivery vehicle is not legally suspended: leader Francois Hollande has only defined their political position, according to which he will not approve the transfer of the vessel in November, if the situation in Ukraine will not improve.


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