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    France to cause long-term damage to relations with Russia if refuses
    to deliver Mistral

    World
    September 04, 21:52 UTC+4
    France's decision to suspend the delivery of the first out of two
    Mistral ships to Russia has dealt a blow to the French-Russian
    relations, the Franco-Russian Dialogue Association warns
    (c) AP Photo/David Vincent/Archive

    Mistral contract not suspended -- French president

    PARIS, September 04. /ITAR-TASS/. France would seriously damage its
    relations with Moscow if it decides to cancel the delivery of Mistral
    class helicopter carriers to Russia, the influential Franco-Russian
    Dialogue Association comprising politicians and businessmen, warned on
    Thursday.

    France's decision to suspend the delivery of the first out of two
    Mistral ships to Russia has dealt a blow to the French-Russian
    relations at a time when Russia is showing concrete efforts to reach
    political and humanitarian deescalation in Ukraine, the Franco-Russian
    Dialogue said.

    A decision to cancel all supplies to Russia would cause a long-term
    fracture in reciprocal ties which have seen active and dynamic
    cooperation in areas like aviation, space, defense and high
    technologies.

    "Politically, it will mean that France will lose its privileged
    status, which it has always had in recent years, in maintaining a
    dialogue with Russia," an association's members warned.

    Paris will have to pay an economic, social and financial price if it
    decides to annul the Mistral contract with Russia. French businessmen
    believe that even this temporary suspension has already undermined
    Russia's trust in France and its ability to meet international
    contractual obligations. The Franco-Russian Dialogue said that France
    should return to a realistic view of things and not to sacrifice
    business ties to those who are going to benefit from the two
    countries' mutual estrangement.

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    The Franco-Russian Dialogue headquartered in Paris was founded in 2004
    under the patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin and French
    President Jacques Chirac. For the moment, it is being co-chaired by
    the former French transport minister, Thierry Mariani, and Russian
    Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. The association's aim is to
    strengthen strategic relations and privileged partnership between
    Russia and France and develop an effective formal dialogue among
    businessmen and civil societies.

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