French Defense Minister Holds Phone Conversation With Russia’s Shoigu - Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu held a phone conversation with Russian Defense Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the French Defense Ministry’s statement.
During the conversation, Lecornu reportedly strongly condemned the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack.
On March 22, several armed men broke into Crocus City Hall, a major concert venue just outside Moscow, and started shooting at people. They also started a fire in one of the auditoriums, which was full of people ahead of a concert. The attack left 695 casualties, including 144 dead, according to the latest data from the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
30 March 2024, 07:51 GMT
Minister Lecornu told Sergei Shoigu that Paris is unaware of any links between the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack and Ukraine.
During the phone conversation, Lecornu also told Shoigu that France is ready to enhance cooperation with Russia in a fight against terrorism.
"He [Lecornu] confirmed that France does not have any information that would link this terrorist attack to Ukraine," the ministry said in a statement.
