NATO is powerless to ban the export of Mistrale
The Alliance has confessed that does not directly affect military exports of member countries, even for the supply of the French helicopter carrier Mistral in the Russian Federation.

The Alliance has confessed that does not directly affect military exports of member countries, even for the supply of the French helicopter carrier Mistral in the Russian Federation.
And yet, similar actions, as noted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will lead to results, but did not specify what exactly.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the Alliance has no jurisdiction to affect military exports of member countries and cannot dictate the terms of contracts or, especially, to cancel the agreement has already been signed. And yet, the military unit does not forget to remind about their own interests, which, obviously, puts is higher than the internal interests of their own members.
Theme supplies French Mistrale" the Russian Federation has become one of the most discussed. And enthusiasm to her show in Russia and in the United States and the European Union. Therefore it is logical that 1 of the questions, which established the European correspondents of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, touched contract for the supply of helicopter carrier between the Russian Federation and France.
"Military exports is the internal affair of each country" - quoted by TASS, Jens Stoltenberg. The North Atlantic Alliance is simply not as it should be decorated authority to dictate different States own conditions. "NATO such questions does not solve it," said the Secretary General.
But NATO Secretary General Deputy such a reservation, which can be mistaken for a secret threat. "You have to believe that all the NATO powers, even France, clearly understand the consequences of their actions," said Jens Stoltenberg. He, however, did not specify directly what will be the results for France in that case, if she really doesn't dare to violate the terms signed with the Russian Federation Treaty and perform it all the promises.
The contract for the erection of 2 helicopter carrier like Mistral price of Б┌╛ 2 billion was signed in early June 2011 between Rosoboronexport and the French company DCNS. The date of delivery of the first ship would be November 1, 2014. In case of default of agreement the amount of penalties and fines can reach 3 billion euros. In connection with the annexation of Crimea to Russia and the situation in Eastern Ukraine, the United States is often called upon France categorically repudiate the contract.