Two warships built in France and initially promised to Russia will be sold to Egypt, French President François Hollande announced Wednesday.
After agreeing to the purchase of 24 French-made Rafale fighter jets back in February, Egypt is fast becoming one of the French defense industry's top clients. The contract with Egypt will also help soften the blow of the failed deal with Russia, which was called off earlier this year at the end of a long-running diplomatic saga.
"I agreed the price and conditions of this sale with [Egyptian] President [Abdel Fattah] Al-Sisi," said Hollande. "France will ensure the delivery of these ships without losing anything and will make sure Egypt is protected."
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two Mistral warships are scheduled to be delivered to Egypt in March 2016. French and Egyptian officials have negotiated a 950 million euro ($1.06 billion) price tag — the amount France agreed to reimburse to Russia after it pulled the plug on the deal this year.
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