The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said that French businessmen in Russia complain that the French foreign Ministry put pressure on the French business to its Authorized folded in cooperation with the Russian Federation, said the Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko.

"Unfortunately, working in the Russian Federation Authorized French business complain to us on a lot of pressure from the French foreign Ministry on the issue of curtailing cooperation with Russia," she said at the meeting with the head of the French Senate Gerard Larcher.

According to Matvienko, "there are serious political attitudes" from the French Ministry of foreign Affairs, sent French companies.

along with this, she said, the French business continues to be interested in developing relations with Russia, in the Russian market continue over 470 plants with the French capital, more than 7 thousand French organizations continue to supply its products to the Russian market." We believe that crises come and go, but We do not have the right to prevent the deterioration of our cooperation, as well as among them in trade relations, " said Matvienko.

in General, she said, the European Union is losing its place on a large and promising market of Russia, If earlier, the annual volume of trade between Russia and the EU amounted to more than 450 billion dollars a year, in January-November last year, it fell by more than 7%, while European imports in our country fell by 10%. The punishments of the European Union have caused serious damage and Russian-French financial relations, said the Speaker of the Federation Council, the results of the 2014 mutual trade turnover decreased by 17, 6%.

"The current situation does not meet the interests of either Russia or the EU. We expressed interest in continuing economic ties with Russia and the EU. In addition, it is Clear that to build a unified security system for Europe, to fight crime and drug trafficking without combining our efforts, " said Matvienko.

a delegation of commissioners of the Senate of France entered and former head of the Ministry of defense of France g?rard Longuet." Where is our " Mistral?" - jokingly asked him Matvienko." You made a good buy, " he said.

the contract for manufacture and delivery of two (2) helicopter carrier type "Mistral" was concluded between the French DCNS and the "Rosoboronexport" in 2011. France had to give 1st ship "Vladivostok" in November last year, it was announced date 14 November, but it never was.

in early winter the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that he considered the conversation about the possible failure of the Treaty " premature ". Russia expects from France or supply ships, or money back.

now against transfer of vessels actively supporting US. Paris on the one hand stated that should execute the contract with Russia, and with the reverse - link transmission ships with the progress in the settlement of the situation in Ukraine.

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