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Mayor's Office of Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois Says Will Ensure Maintenance of Russian Graves
Mayor's Office of Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois Says Will Ensure Maintenance of Russian Graves
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The mayor's office of the French city of Saint-Genevieve-de-Bois told Russian media on Tuesday that it will ensure the maintenance of Russian graves in the cemetery.
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On Monday, French media reported that the city of Saint-Genevieve-de-Bois did not accept Russia's payments to renew the lease of places at the city cemetery, where prominent Russians are buried. The mayor's office said that the refusal to accept Russia's payment was connected to the "exceptional international conditions."
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Mayor's Office of Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois Says Will Ensure Maintenance of Russian Graves
PARIS (Sputnik) The mayor's office of the French city of Saint-Genevieve-de-Bois told Russian media on Tuesday that it will ensure the maintenance of Russian graves in the cemetery, despite it's refusal to accept payment from Russia for places there.
On Monday, French media reported that the city of Saint-Genevieve-de-Bois did not accept
Russia's payments to renew the lease of places at the city cemetery, where prominent Russians are buried.
"The city of Saint-Genevieve-de-Bois will continue to take measures to preserve this important object of international heritage. Russian graves will not be disturbed and we confirm that the city will ensure, as it does today, the maintenance and restoration of places in the municipal cemetery," the statement said.
16 January 2023, 13:16 GMT
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mayor's office said that the refusal to accept Russia's payment was connected to the "exceptional international conditions."
"Due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and the conflict in Ukraine, the procedure, unfortunately, cannot be continued, and restoration work on the graves cannot be carried out... As for the payments for 2022, the exceptional international context forced us to temporarily postpone them," the mayor's office said.
