Francia gana concurso y suministrará dos portahelicópteros a Rusia/ Russia, France to build two Mistral helicopters together

Los gabinetes presidenciales de Rusia y Francia han anunciado que un consorcio franco ruso formado por la DCNS y la Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation, construirán dos portahelicópteros para la Armada Rusa basados en la clase Mistral de Francia. Dos buques más se construirán en el futuro.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday, the Kremlin said. The presidents exchanged New Year greetings.
The two presidential administrations made a joint statement, which reads, “Russian President Dmitry Medvedev informed French President Nicolas Sarkozy that a consortium of the French company DCNS and the Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation won an international tender for the delivery of two helicopter ships to the Russian Defense Ministry announced on October 5.”
Two helicopter ships will be built jointly at first, and another two will be built in the future, the statement said.
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Rusia y Francia firmarán contrato por buques "Mistral" a finales de 2010/Russia: Mistral Deal To Be Signed By End Of 2010

Rusia espera firmar el contrato para la compra a Francia de cuatro buques clase Mistral a finales de 2010 según fuentes oficiales han confirmado a la agencia estatal de noticias rusa RIA-Novosti. Se espera comprar una unidad directamente de Francia, siendo los otros tres buques construídos en astilleros rusos.
Esta venta está siendo controvertida. Los países vecinos de Rusia, en particular Georgia y los países bálticos, además de congresistas norteamericanos, han protestado ante Francia por la venta de tecnología Militar a Rusia.
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Russia has decided at a political level to buy a French Mistral-class warship and expects to sign the deal by the end of 2010 as told officales to the RIA-Novosti state news agency.
RIA-Novosti reported that Russia wanted to buy one finished vessel from France and then construct three more itself.
The sale has proved controversial among Russia's neighbors, particularly Georgia and the Baltic states, while some U.S. lawmakers have condemned France for selling military technology to Moscow.
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Congresistas de Estados Unidos piden a Francia que no venda buques "Mistral" a Rusia/U.S. Lawmaker Asks France To Stop Russia Ship Sale

Según congresista norteamericano, Francia debería abandonar su propuesta venta de cuatro buques de combate "clase Mistral" a Rusia, ya que esto podría provocar un "daño irreparable" a la OTAN, ya que reforzaría las capacidades ofensivas de Rusia y provocaría un efecto intimidador contra países vecinos.
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France should abandon its proposed sale of four advanced warships to Russia, which could inflict "irreparable damage" on NATO and transatlantic ties, a top U.S. lawmaker warned April 16.
"This sale threatens to shake the NATO alliance to its core, bolstering Russia's offensive military capabilities as it intensifies its campaign of intimidation against neighboring countries," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.