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Mistral: Egypt she will really pay for our two warships?Image Credit: AFP / Georges GobetCredit
BY RÉMI SULMONT, LOÏC FARGE PUBLISHED ON 01/04/2016 AT 12:23
Egypt made no payments for these Mistral. Unless the check arrived in the mail that Christmas has not been sorted. "No transfer was made, but it is in the order of things", said the French Ministry of Defence. Uninstall the Russian equipment of ships was long. It's like if you unmount a boiler room.The boiler is easy to remove. But there are all installed pipes throughout the buildings had to disassemble it. We had to send the Russians a tactical situation system of telecommunication systems. Basically, the big metal cabinets that were shipped by boat to the Russians. It was only made in December. It was only from that time that the contract signed with the Egyptians could be activated.
Egyptian sailors expected in Saint-Nazaire
Russian names of the two buildings - the "Vladivostok" and "Sevastopol" - which were welded only just been cleared of shells. Similarly, the statement "translate instructions from Russian to English" has been given belatedly.Which left thinking, those who wanted to believe that France would eventually sell to the Russians, given the diplomatic warming between Paris and Moscow. "We will not change his mind", we are told in John's office Yves Le Drian. Before the end of this January, an Egyptian crew of sailors to arrive in Saint-Nazaire for training to fly these buildings. A total of 400 sailors to be trained (about 200 per building). In spring, the first building to leave the Loire-Atlantique site with the Egyptians and about thirty French to bring the ship in Egyptian waters. The second building will follow in the summer. The government said reselling Mistral in Egypt was "a very good deal" that breaking the Russian contract was compensated. Can we doubt this word?"The important politically, was to find a client. Egypt did not need the Mistral, but she accepted," says researcher Corentin Brustlein Ifri. "Misinformation about the cost of the operation was carefully planned ", accuses Jean-Vincent Brisset, Iris.
Behind Egypt, Saudi Arabia?
Deputies say the members of parliamentary committees? The Socialists, disciplined, hung up in our faces when we told them about the Mistral. In opposition, Pierre Lellouche, former minister who had yet signed the agreement with Russia on the sale of the Mistral, claims to be in total blue. He asks who will ultimately pay the Mistral? "What I know is that the finances of Egypt make it very random idea that this country can finance the purchase of these vessels. In other words, this money will come from Saudi Arabia," said-t he. Is it Saudi who will do the check? No comments the Ministry of Defence.Today France has paid Russia (around 1 billion euros). She managed to put his Mistral in record time. But she has not received money from the Egyptians who, in any case, can not pay. But is that we gave these Mistral in Egypt?,Some experts wonder. And if it really is Saudi Arabia, which renders service to France, what are the counterparties? Keeping quiet about the conflict in Yemen? France has it linked hands? Does Chose Saudi camp against Iran?So many questions that remain burning.
