MOSCOW, Mar 19 question because of France's actions to curtail contacts, Moscow will draw conclusions from this, Alexei Paramonov, director of the first European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti. At the time of its creation in 2017, (French President) Emmanuel Macron said that its goal is «to provide our youth, economic and cultural figures, thinkers with the opportunity to engage in dialogue, get closer and overcome misunderstandings,» Paramonov said. to such cooperation from the French side disappeared. Well, we will draw our own conclusions from this,» the diplomat emphasized. According to him, cultural ties have always been the safety belt that helped maintain a broad dialogue, absorb the shock of foreign policy upheavals, preserve contacts and ties developed over decades.» And Now we see a strange contradiction. On the one hand, French President Emmanuel Macron speaks of the need to continue and maintain people-to-people contacts and humanitarian ties. On the other hand, his minister Roslyn Bachelot announces the suspension of all cultural exchanges, calls on Russian artists to condemn the policy of their country,» the diplomat said.Read the full text of the interview >>>
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