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France to Hand Over First Mistral Warship to Egypt on June 2

© Sputnik / Grigoriy Sisoev / Go to the mediabankThe Vladivostok amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire
The Vladivostok amphibious assault ship of the Mistral class at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire - Sputnik International
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The first of Mistral class helicopter carriers will be handed from France's DNSC company to Egypt on June 2, according to company's spokesman.

PARIS (Sputnik) — French shipbuilders will officially hand over  the first out two Mistral class helicopter carriers, originally built for Russia, to Egypt on June 2, a spokesman for France's DNSC company said Wednesday.

"We will hold an official handover ceremony tomorrow," the spokesman said, adding that the warship, named after legendary Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, will depart for Egypt in a week.

The second Mistral class ship is expected to be handed over to Egypt in late September, the official said.

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