Russia is summoning the French ambassador this Friday, April 12, after what it called "unacceptable" comments by French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejourne, who said on Monday that he no longer had "interest" in negotiations with Moscow, UNN reports, citing BFMTV.
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russia summoned the french ambassador to moscow on Friday after comments it called "unacceptable" by the head of french diplomacy, stéphane sejourne, who said on Monday that Paris no longer has "interest" in negotiations with moscow.
"The French ambassador was informed of the inadmissibility of such statements, which have nothing to do with reality," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, condemning Paris' "deliberate and intentional actions" aimed at "undermining" the very possibility of any dialogue between the two countries.
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After a recent telephone conversation between Russian and French army ministers which resulted in divergent reports, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs declared in Abidjan to the media France 24 and RFI: "Today is not our interest in discussing with Russian officials since the press releases that come out and the reports that are made are false".