NATO has confirmed receipt of a letter from American congressmen initiative to buy the helicopter carrier Mistral built by France to the Russian Federation, but believes, because This issue is within the competence of the affected countries, said Last news Commissioner of the Commonwealth, who wished to remain anonymous.

" We can assure you that the NATO Secretary General has received This letter. This case involved countries ", - said the head of the Department. Thus, according to him, NATO expects that all allies will take national decisions, taking into account the broader context of the current status of relations between NATO and Russia."

first journal of The Hill was informed that a group of us congressmen urged the NATO Secretary General to buy a helicopter carrier Mistral or take them in hiring.

at the end of may congressmen addressed a similar request to the previous Chapter NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen. And then, among the signatories of the message includes the head of the American delegation At the NATO parliamentary Assembly Michael Turner and member of the Department of Congress on foreign policy, Democrat Eliot angel.

According to the President of the French Republic fran?ois Hollande, the main condition for delivery of the ship is a real cease-fire in Ukraine, as well as the agreement on a political settlement of the fall. First in the media appeared information that the date scheduled for November transmitting the first RF? Mistral? Has the ability to be postponed for 3 months, such a possibility is provided for by the contract. While senior Commissioner of Russia in the sphere of military-technical cooperation said Last news that Moscow had not received any notification from Paris about the transfer, suspension or cancellation of a contract for production and delivery of the first? Mistral?.

the contract for manufacture and delivery of two (2) helicopter carrier Mistral was concluded between the French firm DCNS and the " Rosoboronexport " in 2011. The value of the contract is 1, 2 billion euros. 1st ship - " Vladivostok " is obliged to enter into service of the Russian Navy in 2014, the second - " Sevastopol " in 2015. Against delivery of the vessels came from the United States. For its part, in DCNS assured that punishment the US do not have the ability to prevent the construction and the transfer of " Mistela ".

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