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French admiral to visit Northern Fleet


French admiral to visit Northern Fleet 05.05.2010
Text: Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: frigate Latouche-Treville. upload.wikimedia.org
French Navy's official delegation headed by Vice Admiral d'Escadre Anne-Francois de Saint Salvy, Commander of Atlantic Fleet, French Navy will arrive to Northern Fleet (NF) on May 8. French admiral pays a three-day visit as a return call for the visit of Vice Admiral Nikolai Maksimov, NF Commander to Brest in March 2010.

Vice Admiral de Saint Salvy will meet with NF Commander on board French frigate Latouche-Treville which is going to call at Severomorsk the day before; visit NF Naval Aviation Museum and Red Banner's Submarine K-21 Museum.

On May 9 the French admiral will attend festivities associated with 65th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Hero City of Murmansk, visit missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov and large ASW ship Admiral Levchenko.

The visit of Vice Admiral d'Escadre Anne-Francois de Saint Salvy to Northern Fleet will be finished on May 10; the French delegation will depart for St. Petersburg in the morning.

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