Talks between Russia and France concerning the future of the Mistral contract have ended. The contract will be terminated in the near future, a top Russian official has stated.<\/p>\n
Paris and Moscow have agreed on and amount of the penalty France will have to pay Russia for not delivering the Mistral helicopter carriers, and the date on which it must be paid, thus bringing the negotiations to conclusion. The contract will be cancelled shortly, Vladimir Kozhin, the Assistant to the President for military and technical cooperation, told RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe talks have already ended. Everything is settled \u2013 both the date and the amount of penalty. I hope that the agreement concerning the cancellation of the contract will be signed in the nearest future. Then the sum that France will pay Russia will be officially announced,\u201d Kozhin said.<\/p>\n
It was reported earlier that Russia and France would settle on the amount of penalty before July 10. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe penalty amount is only predefined, as this decision has yet to be approved by the governments of the two countries,\u201d a Russian government source told RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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