French people's choice: the Decision on " Mistress " jeopardizes the credibility of France

The decision to postpone the delivery of Mistrale " Russia endangers the credibility of France as the biggest arms exporter, said the people's choice French National Assembly Pierre lellouch the head of the lower house of the Parliament Commission on defense.
" The decision to postpone the delivery of Mistrale " Russia endangers the credibility of France as the biggest arms exporter and total trust in her word, " said Pierre lellouch, reports TASS." if the case goes to trial in connection with the refusal to supply, it will cost France the majority of the billions of euros. All this will influence the situation in the French industry, " warned specialist. At the same time he admitted that he considers this Decision by President Francois Hollande on " Mistress " " reasonable ". Lellouch also expressed hope that after the settlement of the fall in Ukraine " arms deliveries to Russia may be will start again ". Remember, on Tuesday, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande announced the decision to stop at some time the delivery of the first helicopter type " Mistral " for the Russian Federation because of the situation in Ukraine. First on Tuesday, foreign Minister of the Fifth Republic Laurent Fabius said that the rules for transmission of France helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", built for the Russian Federation, still not done. 21 November the source reported that the helicopter " Vladivostok " type " Mistral " possibly handed over to the Russian side on November 27. 1st of 2 helicopter carrier type " Mistral " was supposed to be handed over to the Russian side on 14 November, However, the ceremony was cancelled at the initiative of Paris. The head Hollande has stated many times that a key condition of delivery of the ship Russia will become a full adherence to the ceasefire in the East of Ukraine. Discussions around the ship resumed on November 18 once the French media announced the discharge vessel of the Russian sailors, who for some time held it training. However, Russian sources later said that sailors still allowed. We emphasize that the second ship of the type " Mistral " - " Sevastopol " was launched in the French Saint-Nazaire on 20 November.


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