“Russia be refunded to the euro (nearly) the financial commitments it has been able to mobilize,” says the Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
(Boursier.com) – How much for the repayment of the sale contract of two Mistral ships to Russia? According to the French defense minister, the amount is less than 1.2 billion euros. “The initial price of the two ships was approximately 1.2 billion euros, the price of the agreement is the best possible agreement will be lower since Russia will be refunded to the euro (nearly) the financial commitments that she was able to mobilize, “has he said Thursday morning on RTL, following the agreement between Paris and Moscow.
” The exact amount will be communicated to Parliament because there will a ratification law, and Parliament will be entered quickly and the amount and of the device, “he added. Russia said Wednesday night that it had paid advances had already been paid by France.
“Another time”
The sale to Russia these two buildings Projection and Command (BPC) was concluded in 2011 under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. Francois Hollande suspended last year due to delivery tensions created between the West and Russia through the Ukrainian crisis. “We were in another era. Since there was the crisis in the Crimea and the Ukrainian crisis in which French diplomacy has been deployed. However, the crisis is still there. It seemed to the president that he does was not desirable to add risk to the threat and to deliver these two boats, “said Jean-Yves Le Drian on RTL.
Under Wednesday’s agreement, the Paris reimburse Moscow all sums advanced under the contract and return the Russian equipment installed on ships, said the Elysee in a statement. The agreement between the two countries followed a meeting held on Wednesday afternoon between Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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