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Hollande Denies Finalizing Mistral Deal Termination With Russia

© Sputnik / Grigoriy SisoevThe Sevastopol amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.
The Sevastopol amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. - Sputnik International
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France and Russia have not settled the Mistral contract termination, according to Francois Hollande.

The Vladivostok Mistral-class helicopter carrier - Sputnik International
Exposed: France Will Pay Russia $1.27 Billion for Mistral Non-Delivery
PARIS (Sputnik) — French President Francois Hollande on Friday dismissed reports that Moscow and Paris had reached an agreement on the settlement of the Mistral warships deal, the RTL radio said.

"We have not reached an agreement yet," the RTL cited Hollande as saying.

Russian president's aide on military-technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin, said Thursday that Russia and France had agreed the terms of the settlement of the contract on delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia, which had been suspended by Paris.

Russia and France signed a 1.2-billion euros ($1.32 billion at current exchange rate) contract for the purchase of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers in 2011. However, in November 2014, France suspended the contract, citing Moscow's alleged participation in the Ukrainian conflict.

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