France not to stop anti-terror cooperation with Russia despite differences
The French ambassador to Moscow says France will never cease anti-terror cooperation with Russia despite certain political disagreements.
“The French and Russians are united in grief and joint fight against international terrorism… Whatever our differences may be, we will never suspend active and quite specific interaction,” said Jean-Maurice Ripert on Wednesday.
“We remember terrorist attacks in Volgograd a year ago, the Beslan tragedy, Dubrovka,” added the French diplomat, referring to the bombings and hostage-takings in the Russian territory, which claimed the lives of dozens of civilians.
Last week, the Russian foreign minister also said that the West is inclined to resume anti-terror cooperation with Moscow following the recent terrorist attacks in the French capital, Paris.
On January 7, gunmen affiliated with the Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda attacked the Paris office of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and wounding 11 others. The incident was followed by a series of sieges and shootings across France, resulting in the killing of more people.
The Moscow-West relations have been extremely tense in recent months. The Western countries, including France, accuse Moscow of supporting pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine, saying the Russian intervention poses a security threat to Ukraine and all other neighboring states. Russia has strongly denied the allegations.
The two mainly Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine have been the scene of deadly clashes between pro-Russia protesters and the Ukrainian army since Kiev’s military operation started in mid-April in a bid to crush the protests.
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