Egypt to buy two Mistral warships from France

9/24/2015 2:41:14 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

PARIS 23rd September 2015 (WAM) --- Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships originally built for Russia the French presidency has announced in a statement.

French President Francois Hollande and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke by telephone and agreed on the "principle and modalities (terms)" for Egypt to purchase the two Mistral class ships the Elysee Palace's statement said.

The ships can launch helicopters and tanks from the sea for amphibious assaults using a sophisticated command-and-control system to guide them.

France halted the planned sale to Russia in late 2014 following the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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