PARIS (Sputnik) — French shipbuilders will officially hand over the first out two Mistral class helicopter carriers, originally built for Russia, to Egypt on June 2, a spokesman for France's DNSC company said Wednesday.
"We will hold an official handover ceremony tomorrow," the spokesman said, adding that the warship, named after legendary Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, will depart for Egypt in a week.
The second Mistral class ship is expected to be handed over to Egypt in late September, the official said.
