France and Russia signed a co-operation pact on 25 January covering the construction of Mistral amphibious assault vessels for the Russian Navy, representing the first direct sale of military equipment to Moscow by a NATO nation. The accord was signed by French Defence Minister Alain JuppS and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin at the STX shipyard in St Nazaire in the presence of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The shipyard will build two of the 20,000-ton Batiment de Projection et de Commandement (BPC) vessels, with French warship constructor DCNS acting as prime contractor.
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机译：法国和俄罗斯于1月25日签署了一项合作条约，内容涉及为俄罗斯海军建造米斯特拉尔两栖攻击舰，这是北约国家首次向莫斯科直接出售军事装备。该协议由法国国防部长阿兰·朱普斯（Alain JuppS）和俄罗斯副总理伊戈尔·谢钦（Igor Sechin）在法国总统尼古拉·萨科奇（Nicolas Sarkozy）在场的圣纳扎尔（St Nazaire）STX船厂签署。该造船厂将建造两艘20,000吨的Batiment de Projection et Commandment（BPC）船，其中法国军舰建造商DCNS作为总承包商。
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