|
|
|
 |
FreeRepublic , LLC PO BOX 9771 FRESNO, CA 93794
|
|
It is in the breaking news sidebar! |
|
Posted on 07/10/2003 6:33:47 PM PDT by scannell
The government of Russia is angry at the French. The Russian foreign ministry on Thursday condemned efforts by French investors to seize a rare Russian art collection on display in Paris as a publicity stunt.
The collection, which belongs to the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, has been eyed by an association of French investors who still hold bonds issued by Russia before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and thus never redeemed.
The Russian foreign ministry issued a statement condemning efforts to collect the exhibit "as another publicity stunt that has absolutely no legal basis."
It added that the dispute had been officially settled by the governments of France in Russia in a May 1997 agreement.
"Because of this, we find any attempts to return the so-called tsarist debt as unacceptable," read the statement.
Sounds right to me.
Now about those Saddam-era Iraqi debts to Russia...
|
|
|
|
|
FreeRepublic , LLC PO BOX 9771 FRESNO, CA 93794
|
|
It is in the breaking news sidebar! |
|
France is and has always been,.....Russia's.....future!!
Psh! Join the club.
Take a number, pal, and wait your turn. We'll let you know if there's anything left of the French once we are done with them...
the infowarrior
Oh God, what a shame. I really like the Russian people and wouldn't wish that on anyone.
O.K.,.........
Russia is and has always been,......France's.......future!!
?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.