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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Greece says still in talks to buy French frigates

FREMM FrigateGreece will go ahead with the purchase of six Fremm frigates from France despite its economic woes, Deputy Defence Minister Panos Beglitis told Reuters on Wednesday.

France's La Tribune newspaper had reported earlier on Wednesday that the acquisition was likely to be raised at a meeting between Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who is visiting Paris, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

"We will carry out the previous government's deal to purchase six Fremm frigates," Panos Beglitis said in a statement to Reuters, without confirming whether the issue would be discussed on Wednesday.

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