French visit Russia for Russian-French Security Council.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Russia and France a planning events aimed at combating terrorism and preventing the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, Russian defense minister Sergei Ivanov told a press-conference held in Moscow at the end of the fourth meeting of the Russian-French Security Council. In his words, this direction of cooperation will be taken into account, in particular, "in planning bilateral and multilateral military exercises, whether Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean or special war games to work out the principles of armaments which will be efficient in combating terrorism." "As the defense ministers (of Russia and France), we are aware that the problem of terrorism cannot be solved by purely military methods," Mr. Ivanov said. The defense ministries of both countries are aware of "their niche and the methods of struggle which can be successful in combating terrorism". He also noted good security services cooperation, expression the hope that "in the future, we will also have good cooperation in the military-technological field". In Mr. Ivanov's opinion, Russia and France have no problems in solving issues related to combating terrorism and preventing the proliferation of mass destruction weapons "in the bilateral format". "In the past two years, especially confidential relations have formed with France in this field," Mr. Ivanov added. "These are two topical subjects in the field of international security. Russia, France, NATO and the European Union are equally exposed to these threats," he said.

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